Fæcal Accumulation

Right Scrotal Fæcal Fistula

History.?It was an ordinary case of reducible scrotal hernia of two years duration in a boy of 12 years of age. Nearly a month and a half before the operation, the hernia became swollen, irreducible and extremely painful, and the parents thought an abscess was forming, and treated it. locally for the same. Then it burst, and left a fistulous opening through which fecal matter began to pour out....

Fæcal Fistula of 12 Months' Duration

male of 30 years of Bellary Zilla, was admitted on the 1st of February 1912, into the surgical wards of this hospital with a fecal fistula H inches in length in the small intestines in his right inguinal region. Patient gave a history of having had strangulated right inguinal hernia a year ago?the skin over the hernia having become gangrenous four days after strangulation, gave way and exposed ...

A Case of Acquired Umbilical Fæcal Fistula

A Case of Recurrent Appendicitis with a Large Fæcal Concretion

sometimes by diarrhoea (4 or 5 motions daily). He describes the pain as being of a griping character, but remembers nothing else about it. He had no other symptoms during those years. Six years ago he had a more severe attack lasting 15 days. He was then free until four years ago when he had another severe attack; the pain was localised in the umbilical region and was accompanied by vomiting, r...

Extra-Peritoneal Closure of Artificial Anus and Fæcal Fistula

description of it may be acceptable. The aim of the operation is to perform enterorraphy without opening the general peritoneal cavity; and this is managed by detaching from the parietes all round the fistula or anus sufficient peritoneum to permit delivery of the gut through a parietal incision without separating it from its peritoneal adhesions. It is unnecessary to emphasise the importance o...