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. 2023 Apr;482(4):773-776.
doi: 10.1007/s00428-022-03429-x. Epub 2022 Oct 28.

Transdiaphragmatic autopsy approach: our experience in the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic

Egidio Stigliano  1 , Marco Dell'Aquila  2   3 , Giuseppe Vetrugno  4 , Simone Grassi  4 , Sasan Amirhassankhani  5 , Giuseppina Amadoro  6 , Antonio Oliva  4 , Vincenzo Arena  1
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Transdiaphragmatic autopsy approach: our experience in the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic

Egidio Stigliano et al. Virchows Arch. 2023 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Autopsy; Autopsy technique; Pathology of Sars-CoV-2; Pathology of infectious diseases.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

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The diaphragm at the end of the abdominal phase
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Breaching the pars costalis of the diaphragm allows for the access to the lungs
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The left inferior pulmonary vein, the inferior lobar bronchus, the left superior pulmonary vein, the superior lobar bronchus, the left pulmonary artery are severed
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The right lung is removed after the recision of the pulmonary ligament, the inferior pulmonary vein, the bronchial arteries and the main bronchus and the pulmonary artery
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The heart, the aortic arch and the right lung after their en-bloc removal
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The empty thorax after the procedure, is now available for inspection
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