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Backed-up toilets lead to the discovery of a skeleton in the septic tank. Our challenges began with the excavation of this unconventional grave and progressed through recovery and examination of the skeleton, determination of the cause and manner of death, and ultimately, identification of the victim. Main aspects of the septic tank system are summarized, including functional theory, physical design and components, and general comments on use and maintenance. We discuss some basic principles applicable to the excavation and examination of any human skeletal remains, and offer a general approach to identification of the decedent.
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Forensic Anthropology , Sewage , Toilet Facilities , Forensic Dentistry/methods , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents , Bone Marrow Purging/methods , Phospholipid Ethers , Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/surgery , Bone Marrow Transplantation , Cell Survival/drug effects , Colony-Forming Units Assay , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical , Hematopoietic Stem Cells/drug effects , Humans , In Vitro Techniques , Neoplastic Stem Cells/drug effects , Transplantation, Autologous , Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects , Tumor Stem Cell AssaySubject(s)
Bone Marrow Purging/methods , Deferoxamine , Neuroblastoma/surgery , Bone Marrow Transplantation , Cell Survival/drug effects , Colony-Forming Units Assay , Hematopoietic Stem Cells/drug effects , Humans , Iron/metabolism , Transplantation, Autologous , Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects , Tumor Cells, Cultured/metabolismSubject(s)
Amifostine , Bone Marrow Purging/methods , Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/surgery , Bone Marrow Transplantation , Colony-Forming Units Assay , Cyclophosphamide/analogs & derivatives , Hematopoietic Stem Cells/drug effects , Humans , Neoplastic Stem Cells/drug effects , Transplantation, Autologous , Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects , Tumor Stem Cell AssayABSTRACT
This is the second report on an ongoing study conducted to collect data on the decompositional rates of human cadavers and the first on buried cadavers. Six unembalmed human cadavers were buried separately in unlined trenches of various depths and allowed to naturally decompose for a time period ranging from a month to a year. During the period of burial, data were collected daily on the air, soil, and cadaver temperature at each burial site. At the end of each specified burial period the cadavers were exhumed and examined for the degree of decomposition which had taken place as well as changes in the soil pH, surface vegetation, and carrion insect activity. Analysis of the data shows that the decomposition rate of buried cadavers is highly dependent on the depth of burial and environmental temperatures. The depth at which the cadaver was buried also directly affected the degree of soil and vegetational changes as well as access by carrion insects. Application of this information can contribute to a more accurate estimation of time since death of a buried corpse and may aid in the location of such corpses.
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Burial , Homicide , Mortuary Practice , Postmortem Changes , Adult , Forensic Medicine , Humans , Male , Seasons , TemperatureABSTRACT
The different hydrocelectomy techniques are described and classified in 3 basic groups. The findings of a prospective randomized study in 87 patients, using representative techniques from each group, reveal that operations in which no dissection or excision of the parietal vaginalis is done are superior since they have less postoperative complications and achieve the same results.
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Testicular Hydrocele/surgery , Humans , Male , Methods , Postoperative Complications , Recurrence , Retrospective Studies , Testis/surgeryABSTRACT
A comparative prospective study of the Doppler ultrasonogram, the testicular scan and the surgical findings in patients with an acute scrotum is presented. The testicular scan was found to be the most reliable diagnostic method since it correlated with the surgical findings in 100 per cent of the cases. The Doppler ultrasonogram proved to be useful since it gave a positive correlation in 79 per cent of the cases studied.
