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A complicated true sliding hernia presenting as a spontaneous enteroscrotal fistula in an adult

Authors :
Anurag Rai
Ashok Yadav
Abhinav Arun Sonkar
Saravana Rajamanickam
Devendra Singh
Source :
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 62-65 (2010), Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010.

Abstract

A 26-year-old man presented with an irreducible right inguino-scrotal swelling and fecal discharge from the scrotum. Exploratory laparotomy and inguinal exploration revealed that the caecum, appendix, and terminal ileum had herniated into the scrotum and had perforated through the skin forming a fecal fistula. The herniated gangrenous bowel was resected and a stoma fashioned. Spontaneous entero-scrotal fistulae are very rare and eight pediatric cases have been mentioned in literature till date. We report the first case of true sliding hernia presenting as spontaneous entero-scrotal fistula in an adult.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09742700
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....804eb3c93e926b5dabdeff9b47f6aa45