title: Incarcerated inguinal hernia presenting as spontaneous scrotal fecal fistula.
abstract: We report a case of neglected, strangulated, inguinal hernia in a middle-aged male, which presented as a scrotal fecal fistula. This is the first such case reported in an adult. The patient was treated by resection and anastamosis of the ileum, local debridement of the scrotum and Shouldice repair for the inguinal defect.
authors.affiliation: Gandhi Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Bhopal, MP, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koshariya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D012611:Scrotum / Q000601:surgery