Postmortem diagnosis of fatal venous air embolism due to sigmoid sinus rupture associated with a basilar skull fracture
We report a fatal case of VAE caused by air entry through a basilar skull fracture with confirmed rupture of the right sigmoid sinus. This condition may be overlooked without PMCT. Vigilance is essential in severe head trauma cases.
Authors
- Atsushi Ueda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6596-4770)
- Yu Kakimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6952-6292)
- Motoo Yoshimiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5232-9025)
- Ikuto Takeuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2302-8036)
Institutions
- Tokai University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Legal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2025.102734
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00