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. 2016 Jan-Mar;9(1):45.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2700.161660.

A fatal anal impalement

Fausto Fama'  1 , Alessandra Villari  1 , Dario Lo Presti  1 , Maria Gioffre'-Florio  1
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A fatal anal impalement

Fausto Fama' et al. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2016 Jan-Mar.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Entrance penetrating wound
Figure 2
Figure 2
Exit penetrating wound with a severe lesion in the leftside sub-clavicular region
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