title: Fistula complications of diverticular disease.
abstract: Right-sided sliding inguinal hernias usually involve the cecum and occasionally the ascending colon. Colocutaneous fistulas secondary to diverticular disease are rare and usually present with a short tract to the anterior abdominal wall. The authors describe a case of colocutaneous fistula secondary to diverticular disease in an inguinal hernia and review fistula formation after diverticular disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge, London.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mitchenere
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Savalgi