Postmortem computed tomography identified indigestible umeboshi pit surrounded by maggot masses in oral cavity suggesting food-related choking in a decomposed body.

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Title: Postmortem computed tomography identified indigestible umeboshi pit surrounded by maggot masses in oral cavity suggesting food-related choking in a decomposed body.
Authors: Sato K; Department of Legal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan., Shimmura S; Department of Legal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan., Nishi T; Department of Legal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan., Inaba M; Department of Legal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan., Akuzawa H; Department of Legal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan., Ishizawa F; Department of Legal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan., Sugano Y; Department of Legal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan., Takahashi Y; Department of Legal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan. Electronic address: ytakahashi@md.tsukuba.ac.jp.
Source: Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Leg Med (Tokyo)] 2026 Feb; Vol. 80, pp. 102777. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 07.
Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd Country of Publication: Ireland NLM ID: 100889186 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-4162 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13446223 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Leg Med (Tokyo) Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1873-4162
DOI:10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.102777