TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Sudden unexpected death due to left subclavian artery-esophageal fistula caused by fish bone
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Zhao, Shuquan
A1  - Tinzin, Lopsong
A1  - Deng, Weinian
A1  - Tong, Fang
A1  - Shi, Qing
A1  - Zhou, Yiwu
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - A 53-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital due to unexpected dizziness and died the following morning. To investigate the cause of death, a forensic autopsy along with histological examination was performed 3 days after her death. The major findings of the autopsy were that a fish bone had pierced the left subclavian artery after perforating the esophagus with 680 mL of blood in the stomach and bloody and tarry contents were present in the intestines, and the cause of death was confirmed to be subsequent hemorrhagic shock. Unfortunately, none of her family realized that she had eaten a fish 4 days before the tragedy until the fish bone was found. The present case is rare and instructive. The histopathological findings of left subclavian artery-esophageal fistula induced by a fish bone can be used as a reference in forensic practice.<br><br>© 2019 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14092
ID  - ref1
ER  -