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Diagnostic cardiac catheterization: Other diagnostic cardiac catheterization: Angioscopy

Your blood vessels have been examined.

To carry out the examination, a tube with a camera was pushed into a blood vessel. There was a camera at the front of this tube. The camera sent pictures of the inside of the blood vessels to a screen. A balloon can be used to halt the flow of blood for a short time, and the blood vessel concerned can be rinsed out with clear fluid. In this way, the inner walls of the blood vessels can be viewed on the screen.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).