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Published on: September 27, 2020
Characteristic postmortem computed tomography findings of ingestion of benzine
Hiroyuki Tokue1, Yoshihiko Kominato2, Rie Sano2
1Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Gunma University Hospital, Gunma, Japan.
Abstract:
There are some reports investigating the cause of death by examining the contents of the stomach and duodenum using postmortem computed tomography, but most of these have been based on radiopaque contents. Here, we report a case of suicide after ingesting a large amount of benzine. Although the gastric contents were radiolucent, the characteristic postmortem computed tomography imaging findings helped to determine the cause of death.
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