title: Autopsy can be performed laparoscopically.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hôpital Jean Verdier, F-93143 Bondy Cedex, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Catheline
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guettier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Champault
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001344:Autopsy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D002423:Cause of Death; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis