title: Bowel prolapse following spontaneous rupture of a femoral hernia.
abstract: This case presents a rare complication of the spontaneous rupture of a femoral hernia in an elderly woman without causing much systemic effect despite the herniated bowel being necrosed and perforated, giving rise to an enterocutaneous fistula. The small bowel had also prolapsed through the fistula opening, making it a very rare and alarming presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Queen's Hospital, Burton-on-Trent, Belvedere Road, Straffordshire, DE13 ORB, UK. tinaungsein@gmail.com
authors.forename: Tin Aung
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Sein
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Damodaran
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011391:Prolapse; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous