5-324.x3:
Excision and resection in lung and bronchus: Simple lobectomy and bilobectomy of lung: Other: With angioplasty extension
You have had one or two pulmonary lobes removed.
The air is breathed in through the mouth or nose. From there the air goes into the trachea via the larynx. At the end of the windpipe are two bronchial tubes (or bronchi) branching away from it. The bronchial tubes run into the lungs. What is more, the bronchial tubes divide into even smaller branches. The larynx, the trachea, the bronchia and the lungs are part of the lower airways. The lung is made up of individual pulmonary lobes. There are three pulmonary lobes on the right-hand side, and two on the left-hand side of the body.
You have had a piece of a blood vessel removed. The remaining ends have then been sewed to one another.
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
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