Clarot F, Vaz E, Muller J M, Proust B
Department of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, Rouen University Hospital, Charles Nicolle, Rouen 76031, France.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2007 Oct;14(7):436-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2006.11.008. Epub 2007 Mar 26.
The authors describe the first reported case of lethal lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to an iliocolic fistulae following a single stab wound. They also discuss the pathophysiology of the enterovacscular fistulae, as well as a review of the literature and assess forensic characteristics. This unusual case underlines the importance of being aware of the victim's history in arteriocolic fistulae due to a stab wound.