title: Abdominal self-stabbing: A case report.
abstract: While abdominal stabbings are frequently associated with homicides, abdominal self-stabbing is uncommon and poses a challenge for the investigators. In cases of sharp force trauma, the presence of hesitation cuts over the neck and extremities help to distinguish self-inflicted injuries from homicides. Hesitation cuts are not associated with self-inflicted sharp force injuries to the abdomen, and thus are of limited use in distinguishing suicidal from homicidal abdominal stab wounds. In this study, we present a case of self-inflicted abdominal stabbing along with a detailed review of literature to help elucidate such cases.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Forensic Medicine, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atreya
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Surgery, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
authors.forename: Dolendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rijal
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
authors.forename: Tanuj
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanchan
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
authors.forename: Raghvendra S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Shekhawat
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: Abdominal injuries; Nepal; self-harm; stab wound