Difference between revisions of "Temporal artery grossing"

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 ==Introduction==
-The specimens is taken to assess for [[temporal arteritis]]. The length of artery should be >20 mm.<ref name=pmid17501882>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Sharma | first1 = NS. | last2 = Ooi | first2 = JL. | last3 = McGarity | first3 = BH. | last4 = Vollmer-Conna | first4 = U. | last5 = McCluskey | first5 = P. | title = The length of superficial temporal artery biopsies. | journal = ANZ J Surg | volume = 77 | issue = 6 | pages = 437-9 | month = Jun | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04090.x | PMID = 17501882 }}</ref>
+The specimens is taken to assess for [[temporal arteritis]]. Ideally, the length of artery should be >20 mm.<ref name=pmid17501882>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Sharma | first1 = NS. | last2 = Ooi | first2 = JL. | last3 = McGarity | first3 = BH. | last4 = Vollmer-Conna | first4 = U. | last5 = McCluskey | first5 = P. | title = The length of superficial temporal artery biopsies. | journal = ANZ J Surg | volume = 77 | issue = 6 | pages = 437-9 | month = Jun | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04090.x | PMID = 17501882 }}</ref>
 ==Specimen opening==