A rare spontaneous enterocutaneous fistula

Elroy P Weledji; Marlene A Puepi; Alain M Chichom

doi:10.1093/jscr/rju121

A rare spontaneous enterocutaneous fistula

J Surg Case Rep. 2014 Nov 11;2014(11):rju121. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rju121.

Authors

Elroy P Weledji¹, Marlene A Puepi², Alain M Chichom³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon [email protected].
² Department of Medicine, Regional Hospital Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
³ Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports