5-38a.w1:
Incision, excision and closure of blood vessels: Endovascular implantation of prosthetic stents: Custom stents for specific patients: With opening
One or more stents have been specially made for you.
One blood vessel may branch off into further, smaller blood vessels. This allows the blood to reach different parts of the body. Your stent has one or more openings so that the blood can flow into the branches.
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
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).