Irreducible inguinal hernias are commonly encountered in an emergency setting. The content is usually small bowel or omentum and diagnosis is made by physical examination. We present a case of an irreducible inguinal hernia, which on opening of the sac revealed a perforated sigmoid colonic growth as the content.
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