Mesenteric fibrosis-a histologic marker of previous blunt abdominal trauma in early childhood

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-73

  Byard, Roger W ^a,b   Heath, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Abuse; Childhood; Inflicted injury; Intraperitoneal hemorrhage; Mesenteric fibrosis; Mesenteric laceration

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; HEMOSIDERIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTUSION; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FIBROSIS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INTESTINE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MESENTERY; METABOLISM; NEUTROPHIL; PANCREAS; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; FIBRIN; FIBROBLASTS; FIBROSIS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSIDERIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MESENTERY; NEUTROPHILS; PANCREAS; RECURRENCE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 76849114556     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-009-0319-x     Document Type: Article

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