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Autopsy can be performed laparoscopically

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A case of laparoscopic autopsy for unexplained inpatient death is reported. The procedure is minimally invasive, easy to perform, accurate, and not disfiguring, rendering it easy to accept among mourning families.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Hôpital Jean Verdier, F-93143 Bondy Cedex, France, France

    J.-M. Catheline, R. Turner & G. Champault

  2. Department of Pathology, Hôpital Jean Verdier, F-93143 Bondy Cedex, France, France

    C. Guettier

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  1. J.-M. Catheline
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Received: 25 September 1998/Accepted: 26 March 1999

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Catheline, JM., Turner, R., Guettier, C. et al. Autopsy can be performed laparoscopically. Surg Endosc 13, 1163–1164 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649901197

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