title: Spontaneous scrotal faecal fistula in an infant.
abstract: A 2-month-old, full-term male presented with a left scrotal faecal fistula due to spontaneous bursting of an incarcerated inguinal hernia for 8 days, with complete decompression of the small bowel through it. Resection and end-to-end anastomosis of the engaged ileal loop was successfully done after incising the ring via the inguinal approach. Only two such cases have been reported in the world literature to date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, B.J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Parel, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Kasat
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Waingankar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamat
authors.lastname: Anilkumar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bahety
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Meisheri
mesh_terms: D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012611:Scrotum