TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Abdominal self-stabbing: A case report
JO  - Medico-legal journal, The
A1  - Atreya, Alok
A1  - Rijal, Dolendra
A1  - Kanchan, Tanuj
A1  - Shekhawat, Raghvendra S.
SP  - 97
EP  - 99
VL  - 85
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8172
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817216683583
ID  - ref1
ER  -