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What to Expect: Autopsy procedure

By Dr. Maria Kang, MD · · General Surgery

Patients often ask us about autopsy procedure. Here is what our General Surgery clinicians want you to know.

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Topic: autopsy procedure. A postmortem examination of the body that includes an examination of the internal organs and structures after dissection to determine the cause of death and the nature of pathological changes.

This article is for general information and does not replace advice from your clinician.