Bowel wall hemorrhage after death by hanging.
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Bowel wall hemorrhage after death by hanging. / Schulz, Friedrich; Schäfer, Hansjörg; Püschel, Klaus; Tsokos, Michael; Brinkmann, Bernd; Buschmann, Claas T.
In: INT J LEGAL MED, Vol. 125, No. 3, 3, 2011, p. 403-410.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Bowel wall hemorrhage after death by hanging.
AU - Schulz, Friedrich
AU - Schäfer, Hansjörg
AU - Püschel, Klaus
AU - Tsokos, Michael
AU - Brinkmann, Bernd
AU - Buschmann, Claas T
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We describe and discuss autopsy findings of bowel wall hemorrhage in a study population comprising cases of suicidal death by hanging. Intramural hemorrhages were seen in approximately 12% of the cases examined; no preexisting bowel diseases were found. In hanging deaths with a longer agonal phase, we opine that abdominal congestion during the hanging process provides a viable pathophysiological explanation for bowel wall hemorrhage. Though we are not dealing here with obligatory autopsy findings, the detection of bowel wall hemorrhage might be used as another sign of vital hanging after considering differential diagnostic aspects.
AB - We describe and discuss autopsy findings of bowel wall hemorrhage in a study population comprising cases of suicidal death by hanging. Intramural hemorrhages were seen in approximately 12% of the cases examined; no preexisting bowel diseases were found. In hanging deaths with a longer agonal phase, we opine that abdominal congestion during the hanging process provides a viable pathophysiological explanation for bowel wall hemorrhage. Though we are not dealing here with obligatory autopsy findings, the detection of bowel wall hemorrhage might be used as another sign of vital hanging after considering differential diagnostic aspects.
KW - Adult
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Female
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Adolescent
KW - Intestines/blood supply/pathology
KW - Hemorrhage/pathology
KW - Suicide
KW - Asphyxia/complications/pathology
KW - Adult
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Female
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Adolescent
KW - Intestines/blood supply/pathology
KW - Hemorrhage/pathology
KW - Suicide
KW - Asphyxia/complications/pathology
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 125
SP - 403
EP - 410
JO - INT J LEGAL MED
JF - INT J LEGAL MED
SN - 0937-9827
IS - 3
M1 - 3
ER -