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Published on: June 13, 2025
[Autopsies and surgical service]
D Chatelain1, C Manaouil, D Manaouil
1Service d'anatomie-pathologique, CHU d'Amiens, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 01, France. Chatelain.denis@chu-amiens.fr
Abstract:
The aim of autopsy is to define the causes of a patient's death by studying the gross and microscopic visceral lesions. It is in actual decline but nevertheless the post-mortem examination remains one of the basic tools for the assessment of medical care in hospital. The aim of this paper is to finalize the present French legislation of autopsy and to show its importance in surgical practice.
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