Stimec, Bojan V. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4488-9812
Ignjatovic, Dejan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8565-0568
Lobrinus, Johannes A. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6963-9342
Article History
Received: 20 October 2021
Accepted: 21 July 2022
First Online: 29 July 2022
Declarations
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: The investigation was conducted in accordance with Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects (World Medical Association, Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical Principles for Medical Research) [WMO 2008]. No bodies were used for research purposes in Switzerland, the study was based on pancreatographies and sialographies obtained previously, at the Institute for Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade. At the moment of sampling, the legislative background at the University of Belgrade was according to the Law on Health Protection, Chapter on Establishing time and cause of death and autopsy of deceased persons, and Chapter on Procurement of bodies of deceased persons for the purpose of practical medical education [1, 2], which is still in vigour, which explicitly cites: “The Faculties of health profession may resume bodies, organs and tissues of deceased and identified persons, for the purpose of practical teaching and research. This includes body donors with pre-mortem informed consent, informed consent given by his/her next-of-kin, or deceased persons without a next-of-kin, provided this person has not opposed to this procedure during life, in writing”. The local health legislature at the University of Belgrade allowed research on donated bodies. The remaining portion of the study (image analysis, morphometry, statistical analysis, etc.) was conducted at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva. As the data did not contain personal identifiers (anonymous biological material), this research did not require an IRB review under federal law (Human Research Act 810.30, HRA). [1] Stimec BV, Draskic M, Fasel JH. Cadaver procurement for anatomy teaching: legislative challenges in a transition-related environment. Med Sci Law 2010; 50:45–9. ExternalRef removed. [2] Republic of Serbia, Law on Health Protection. Chapter XVIII—Establishing time and cause of death and autopsy of deceased persons, Article 206; and Chapter XIX—Procurement of bodies of deceased persons for the purpose of practical medical education, Articles 210 through 216. Official Gazette 2019. ExternalRef removed (last accessed October 19, 2021).
: Not applicable.
: The authors (BVS, DI and JAL) have no conflict of interest to declare with respect to the research, authorship and publication of this manuscript.