Well actually, treehorn, I am. And while I can't speak to Kevin Lowe's medical qualifications, I do find his analysis of the implications of Kercher's autopsy findings to be entirely compelling. Massei's contention that her entire duodenal contents "slipped" to the terminal ileum during the autopsy is far-fetched in the extreme. Had Dr. Lalli neglected to place any ligatures, and intentionally "milked" her entire small bowel hand over hand, it is doubtful that he could have completely evacuated her duodenum, jejunum and proximal ileum.
Interesting.
Of course, I have no way of knowing whether you really are a MD, but, for the sake of argument, I'll take you at your word.
FWIW, I have 2 brothers that are doctors (feel free to disbelieve me, if you wish) and, to put it mildly, they were...well, let's just say not as 'moved' by Lowe's argument as you were.
In their view, the medical factors that could explain the findings vis-à-vis stomach contents are, literally, too numerous for me to type: everything from the mood state of the victim (well-nigh unknowable to anyone but God) to any one of a huge number of yet-to-be diagnosed illnesses, possibly unknown even to Meredith.
As a medical doctor well-versed in the variability inherent in nearly every biological trait/ process that can be measured, how are you, of all people, able to endorse the 'doubt-free' assertions of Lowe? (In stark contrast to London John, he's absolutely averse to the use of qualifiers!)
Indeed, Lowe's penchant for the elision of the unknowns, the complexities and the uncertainties entailed in this matter led my brothers to suspect that Lowe has not so much as set foot in a cadaver lab, much less specialized in pathology or gastroenterology.
I just don't understand what you're seeing: We simply don't know whether, when, what and how much may have been consumed after Meredith parted with her friends (indeed, we have only notoriously inaccurate eye-witness testimony in respect of the food and beverages consumed before and during the movie).
No one (including you and Lowe) has seen the autopsy video.
Have you transcripts of trial testimony from the medical experts in respect of the stomach contents and the 'ligature issue'? Are you Italian? Were you in the courtroom?
Of course, you are aware that the translation of the 427 page judgment is not a complete document (it's devoid of all of the reports, sworn statements, exhibits, testimony, etc., referred to throughout the judgment).
We're simply missing far, far too much information to warrant the boldness with which Lowe has advanced his rather simplistic, nuance-free argument.
Alas, I'd be be interested to know why the placement of ligatures on the intestinal tract is considered 'standard practice' during autopsies if, as you assert, alimentary matter in the intestine is not easily displaced.
Mmmmmmm...
