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| Year : 2006 | Volume
: 11
| Issue : 4 | Page : 244-245 |
Spontaneous scrotal faecal fistula: A rare complication of incarcerated inguinal hernia in infancy
OA Sowande, O Adejuyigbe, OO Ogundoyin, AF Uba, JY Chinda
Paediatric Surgery Unit, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
O A Sowande
Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, PMB 5538, Ile-Ife, Osun State
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.29610
Spontaneous scrotal faecal fistula is a rare complication of incarcerated inguino-scrotal hernia in the neonate and infants. Only five previous cases have been reported in the English medical literature. We report another case of a 28-day-old neonate, who presented with fecal fistula following prolonged incarceration of a right inguino-scrotal hernia. The etiology and management of this rare complication is discussed.
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