title: Scrotal enterocutaneous fistula: a rare initial presentation of inguinal hernia.
abstract: We describe the case of a 70-year-old man with a long history of inguinal hernia who finally presented to the emergency department with a scrotal enterocutaneous fistula. This is a rare complication of an incarcerated/obstructed direct inguinal hernia. We performed exploratory laparotomy with resection of the perforated small bowel and end-to-end anastamosis of the ileal segment using the purse-string suture at the deep inguinal ring.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India dr.puneetmalik@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Puneet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Mahendra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rathi
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Krishan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Pawan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meena
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Ayush
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Rajveer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arya