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Therapeutic intravascular catheterization and cannulation: Additional information on materials: Use of temporary remodeling braided wire in neurovascular interventions

Your treatment involved temporarily unfolding a special wire mesh in one of your blood vessels.

The wire mesh will be used during the operation to keep the blood vessel open for the treatment. The wire mesh will be removed again after the treatment.

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).