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Operations on the nose: Surgical treatment for a nose bleed: Ligation of an artery (A. maxillaris oder A. ethmoidalis)

A bleed from your nose has been stopped.

The treatment involved ligating, and thus closing off, a large blood vessel in your nose. To ligate a blood vessel, a special rubber band is usually used.

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).