title: Enteroscrotal fistula: a rare complication of incarcerated inguinal hernia.
abstract: Inguinal hernia is a frequent surgical condition encountered of pediatric age group. It may get incarcerated and at times strangulated requiring prompt intervention. However if lesion is not treated timely a host of complications may occur. Enteroscrotal fistula is one such rare complication that may follow such discourse. We report a case of 25-days old male neonate who presented with enteroscrotal fistula due to incarcerated right inguinal hernia. Patient was explored through abdomen and the involved part of ileum was resected and ileo-ileal anastomosis performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharif
authors.forename: Lubna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ijaz
authors.forename: Shahid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: Afzal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sheikh