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Special surgical techniques and operations in special care situations: Minimally invasive technique: Other

Your treatment involved being careful to damage as little tissue as possible.

The less tissue is damaged during treatment, the quicker a wound can heal. Treatment like this aims to cause the patient less pain and enable them to regain mobility more quickly.

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).