title: Aspiration pneumonia as a complication of a rare type of hernia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Inguinal hernias are a common pathology and can contain unusual abdominal contents; the stomach is only infrequently involved due to its position in the abdominal cavity.
  
  
  METHODS
  An 85-year old male patient presented with symptoms of bowel obstruction and was subsequently found to have an incarcerated stomach within his chronic left-sided inguinal hernia. The patient had also developed aspiration pneumonia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Aspiration pneumonia is a yet unreported complication of this unusual type of hernia. Our aim is to describe the presentation and management of this complication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Development of aspiration pneumonia in a patient with an incarcerated stomach within an inguinal hernia.
authors.affiliation: Whipps Cross Hospital, Whipps Cross Road, London E11 1NR, UK. Electronic address: balazsfazekas22@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Balazs
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fazekas
authors.affiliation: Whipps Cross Hospital, Whipps Cross Road, London E11 1NR, UK.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frecker
authors.affiliation: Whipps Cross Hospital, Whipps Cross Road, London E11 1NR, UK.
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.affiliation: Whipps Cross Hospital, Whipps Cross Road, London E11 1NR, UK.
authors.forename: Kunal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patel
keywords: Complications; Hernia; Incarcerated; Inguinal; Obstruction; Stomach