No, a fistula is different than a hernia. If you think of your abdomen as a bag full of tubes, a fistula is a hole in the tube that connects to something else.

No, a fistula is different than a hernia. If you think of your abdomen as a bag full of tubes, a fistula is a hole in the tube that connects to something else. A hernia is a hole in the bag, that the tube can poke through.