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8-83c.72:

Therapeutic intravascular catheterization and cannulation: Other (percutaneous) transluminal angioplasty: Intra-arterial spasmolysis on other vessels: 3 or more arteries

A catheter has been used to widen some of your blood vessels.

A catheter is a thin tube. This tube is inserted into a blood vessel in the groin or arm, and pushed further in. Various instruments can be pushed at the front of the tube. X-ray images are taken during the treatment. These show clearly whether the tip of the catheter is in the right place.

The muscles in the walls of some of your blood vessels had gone into spasm. As a result, the blood vessels have become constricted. To make blood vessels like these wider again, a balloon can be pushed through the tube and inflated in the relevant place, for example. Certain drugs may also be administered via the tube to widen these types of constricted blood vessels.

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).