Bilateral long styloid process detected at autopsy (case report).
Georgian medical news, sa.206, ss.49-51, 2012 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Dergi Adı: Georgian medical news
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.49-51
- Kırklareli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The aim of the article was to reveal the significance of prolonged styloid process detected at forensic autopsy. A-61-year-old man was found dead in his home. The crime scene investigation exposed suicide by hanging. On internal autopsy examination pulmonary edema and congestion of all internal organs were identified. Dissection of the neck structures revealed 90 mm in length on the right side, 70 mm in length on the left side, bilateral long styloid process. Distal parts of the prolonged styloid process were situated between external and internal carotid artery. Our aim was to discuss the significance of prolonged styloid process detected at forensic autopsy.