A rare spontaneous enterocutaneous fistula.
A 70-year-old woman presented with a short history of a spontaneous enterocutaneos fistula in the left inguinal region. A laparotomy revealed a fistulizing Richter's hernia. The fistulizing small bowel segment was resected and the femoral hernia repaired from below. Although rare, a complicating Richter's hernia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a groin fistula.
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon elroypat@yahoo.co.uk.
Elroy P
EP
Weledji
Department of Medicine, Regional Hospital Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Marlene A
MA
Puepi
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Alain M
AM
Chichom