@article{ref1,
title="Abdominal self-stabbing: A case report",
journal="Medico-legal journal, The",
year="2016",
author="Atreya, Alok and Rijal, Dolendra and Kanchan, Tanuj and Shekhawat, Raghvendra S.",
volume="85",
number="2",
pages="97-99",
abstract="While abdominal stabbings are frequently associated with homicides, abdominal self-stabbing is uncommon and poses a challenge for the investigators. In cases of sharp force trauma, the presence of hesitation cuts over the neck and extremities help to distinguish self-inflicted injuries from homicides. Hesitation cuts are not associated with self-inflicted sharp force injuries to the abdomen, and thus are of limited use in distinguishing suicidal from homicidal abdominal stab wounds. In this study, we present a case of self-inflicted abdominal stabbing along with a detailed review of literature to help elucidate such cases.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-8172",
doi="10.1177/0025817216683583",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817216683583"
}