HTP - four autopsy techniques

Virchow technique

he organs are removed one by one (individually) and dissected as they are removed from the bodY

Rokitansky technique

→ Organs are removed based on convenience → Removal is done partly en bloc

→ Dissection is done in situ or in the original place

→ The pathologies are correlated

En masse (Le Tulle) technique

(all at one time) removal of organs of the thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pelvic area; and later dissected into organs blocks → Preserves the blood supply as well as the relationship of the organs to each other → The cadaver can be released immediately

En bloc (Ghon/Zenker) technique

The physically related organs (organ bloc) are removed at the same time (e.g., the thoracic block, the celiac block, the urogenital block) → Preserves the anatomic relationship among organs without the unwieldy mass of organs → The organs comprising a bloc are removed from the cadaver, examined grossly, weighed and measured.