Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages 436-439 , October 2007

Arteriocolic fistulae due to a stab wound: A rare cause of lethal lower gastrointestinal bleeding

  • F. Clarot, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, Rouen University Hospital, Charles Nicolle, Rouen 76031, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 232888673; fax: +33 232888367.
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  • E. Vaz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, Rouen University Hospital, Charles Nicolle, Rouen 76031, France
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  • J.M. Muller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Anatomy Laboratory, Emergency Ward, Rouen University Hospital, Charles Nicolle, Rouen 76031, France
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  • B. Proust, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, Rouen University Hospital, Charles Nicolle, Rouen 76031, France

Received 21 August 2006 ,Revised 13 November 2006 ,Accepted 17 November 2006.

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PII: S1752-928X(06)00251-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2006.11.008

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages 436-439 , October 2007

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