DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF ANTEMORTEM AND POSTMORTEM HEMORRHAGES OF THE PANCREAS

Abstract

In forensic medical practice, one of the most challenging and relevant tasks remains the differential diagnosis of antemortem and postmortem injuries (1, 2, 4). Establishing the vitality of trauma and determining its time of occurrence are of fundamental importance for reconstructing the mechanism of the incident and formulating scientifically substantiated expert conclusions. Despite the availability of a wide range of morphological, biochemical, and instrumental methods, there are still no universal, highly specific, and accessible criteria that allow these issues to be resolved with a high degree of reliability, particularly in the early pre- and postmortem periods (3, 5, 7).