Bowel prolapse following spontaneous rupture of a femoral hernia.
- Author:
Tin Aung SEIN
1
;
Ashok DAMODARAN
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Queen's Hospital, Burton-on-Trent, Belvedere Road, Straffordshire, DE13 ORB, UK. tinaungsein@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Aged;
Female;
Hernia, Femoral;
complications;
surgery;
Humans;
Intestinal Fistula;
etiology;
surgery;
Intestinal Perforation;
etiology;
surgery;
Prolapse;
Rupture, Spontaneous
- From:Singapore medical journal
2012;53(9):e182-3
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This case presents a rare complication of the spontaneous rupture of a femoral hernia in an elderly woman without causing much systemic effect despite the herniated bowel being necrosed and perforated, giving rise to an enterocutaneous fistula. The small bowel had also prolapsed through the fistula opening, making it a very rare and alarming presentation.
