title: Suicide with "Florbert shotgun": case report.
abstract: The authors describe the case of a suicide with a shotgun charged with 9 caliber Flobert cartridge, that, if shot at a distance, generally does not cause mortal wounds. In the case in re, on the contrary, the mortal gunshot had been discharged in contact with the roof of the mouth causing not particularly destroying cranium-encephalic wounds. Consequently, there is description of the features of the entrance wound and of intracorporeal path, which can simulate distance wounds caused by handguns charged with classic small caliber cartridges.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, University of Genova, Italy. francesco.ventura@unige.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocca
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: Renzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Celesti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004867:Equipment Design; D005389:Firearms; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth; D013405:Suicide; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*