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Other operations on blood vessels and additional information about operations on blood vessels: Creation of another shunt and blood vessel bypass: Aorta: Other

You have had an artificial blood vessel connection made to your aorta.

Arteries are blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart. They supply all the tissue in the body with oxygen-rich blood. The aorta begins at the heart itself. First it runs upwards and then it arches down through the chest to the abdomen. At around the level of the navel, the aorta branches into 2 large blood vessels. These blood vessels first run to the pelvis and then to the legs.

If blood vessels have narrowed or changed in some other way, part of the body may no longer get a good blood supply. The blood vessels can then be bridged using grafted blood vessels, or connected to other blood vessels so that the tissue gets a better blood supply. To connect blood vessels to one another, an artificial vascular graft can also be 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).