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This same patient underwent removal and replacement of the endosponge, which was used to treat the esophagogastric anastomotic leak. Diagnostic endoscopy was performed, and the endosponge was remov...
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A patient with atrial fibrillation, underwent external cardioversion with no conversion and remained in atrial flutter with a ventricular rate of 120. The patient was brought to the electrophysiolo...
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A patient with chondral lesions of the lateral trochlea and patella presents for placement of matrix-induced autologous chrondrocyte implantation (MACI) in the right knee via arthrotomy, into the c...
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An infant had umbilical cord blood collected for blood typing and testing of blood gases shortly following birth. Would it be appropriate to assign code 6A550ZT, Pheresis of cord blood stem cells, ...
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A patient with a bullet wound to the right forehead sustained a fracture of the anterior and posterior table of the frontal sinus, fracture of the right superior orbital roof, and interruption of t...
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A patient underwent robotic-assisted low anterior colon resection for treatment of cancer. At surgery, pneumoperitoneum was established; robotic ports were placed; and the splenic flexure was mobil...
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A patient presented with left-sided refractory trigeminal neuralgia, and underwent a left percutaneous ganglion balloon compression. The compression was performed by advancing a 4F Fogarty catheter...
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A 30-year-old patient with diet-controlled gestational diabetes presented at 40 weeks gestation for induction of labor. The patient was considered a candidate for cervical ripening using mechanical...
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A patient presented for cardiac stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for the treatment of recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT). The noninvasive cardiac SBRT was delivered to the localized target...
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A pregnant patient underwent surgical intervention at 32 weeks of gestation. Following midline laparotomy, the uterus was found to have ruptured at the site of a previous hysterotomy. The demised f...
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