[Advantages of ENT-specialty-specific autopsy technique].
At routinely performed autopsies as described by Hamperl in 1956, ENT-specific regions such as the naso- and mesopharynx usually remain untouched. However, in cases with pathological changes in these regions a topographical preparation is necessary. Moreover, there is great interest among ENT-surgeons for studying the pathology of this area and to practice endoscopic and microscopic operation techniques. In close cooperation with the pathologists at RWTH clinic, we re-examined and refined further an ENT-specific dissection technique that was first described by Gräff in 1932. It allows a complete en bloc resection of all ENT-relevant organs without disfiguring the body. It also provides an optimal anatomical overview and gives insight into interrelations of morphological findings (thus improving post-mortem diagnosis), as well as allows the possibility for practicing operative techniques apart from the corpse.
Klinik für HNO-Heilkunde, Plastische Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät, RWTH Aachen.
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D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010039:Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010348:Patient Care Team
Vorteile einer HNO-gebietsspezifischen Sektionstechnik.