Table 1.
Review of literature of enterocutaneous fistula (ECF)/fecal abscess of the scrotum.
| S. no. | Author | Age (years) | Sex | Clinical presentation | Diagnosis | Inguinal hernia | Managed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahim et al. [8], 1980 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy | |
| 2 | Rao et al. [9], 1980 | <1 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 3 | Rao et al. [9], 1980 | M | Iatrogenic fecal fistula, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy | |
| 4 | Kapoor et al. [10], 1991 | <1 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 5 | Rattan et al. [6], 1998 | <1 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 6 | Kasat et al. [11], 2000 | <1 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 7 | Ameh et al. [12], 2002 | <1 | Fecal fistula, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy | |
| 8 | Ameh et al. [12], 2002 | <1 | Fecal fistula, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy | |
| 9 | Samad and Sheikh [13], 2005 | 25 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 10 | Koshariya et al. [14], 2006 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy | |
| 11 | Sowande et al. [15], 2006 | <1 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 12 | Ghritlaharey et al. [7], 2007 | <1 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 13 | Sheikh et al. [16], 2009 | 42 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 14 | Chirdan et al. [17], 2010 | 21 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 15 | Saravana et al. [18], 2010 | 26 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 16 | Ohene-Yeboah [19], 2011 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy | |
| 17 | Ohene-Yeboah [19], 2011 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy | |
| 18 | Ezomike et al. [20], 2012 | <1 | M | Fecal fistula, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 19 | Bhasin et al. [21], 2013 | 65 | M | Iatrogenic fecal fistula, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 20 | Bhasin et al. [21], 2013 | 40 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 21 | Malik et al. [1], 2014 | 70 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 22 | Ahi et al. [22], 2015 | 62 | M | Fecal discharge, inguinal region | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 23 | Degheili et al. [23], 2015 | 75 | M | Post-TAPP inflammatory swelling scrotum | Fecal abscess-scrotum | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 24 | Ota et al. [24], 2015 | 79 | M | Swollen and inflamed, scrotum | Fecal abscess-scrotum | Present | Patient refused for exploratory laparotomy |
| 25 | Panagidis et al. [25], 2015 | <1 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 26 | Ajape et al. [26], 2016 | 28 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 27 | Arora [27], 2016 | 35 | M | Fecal fistula, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 28 | Elenwo et al. [28], 2016 | 61 | F | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-labial | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 29 | Hajong et al. [29], 2017 | 53 | M | Fecal discharge from right groin | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 30 | Raj et al. [30], 2018 | 32 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 31 | Amoako et al. [5], 2018 | 32 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 32 | Omran et al. [31], 2019 | <1 | M | Swollen and inflamed, scrotum | Fecal abscess-scrotum | Present | Exploratory laparotomy |
| 33 | Asghar et al. [32], 2020 | 60 | M | Ulceration and discharge, scrotum | ECF-inguinal area | Present | Patient refused for exploratory laparotomy |
| 34 | Bahadur et al. (present case), 2021 | 20 | M | Swollen and inflamed, scrotum | Fecal abscess-scrotum | Absent | Drainage of the fecal scrotal abscess |