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A patient underwent externalization of his lumboatrial (LA) shunt, due to positive blood cultures. At surgery, the vascular portion of the shunt was removed from the blood vessel, and the spinal ca...
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A patient diagnosed with “right elbow terrible triad” had a radial head arthroplasty and lateral collateral ligament repair. At surgery, the surgeon opened the joint, revealing a subluxed radia...
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A patient was admitted to undergo placement of a Denver shunt. In this case, the peritoneal portion of the shunt was tunneled and placed percutaneously. During the procedure, a deep pocket was crea...
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Now that the device value “Z” has been deleted from the tables for the root operation Fusion, is there a default value for the device when the documentation does not identify a device?
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A patient with life-limiting claudication due to perivisceral aortic occlusive disease was admitted for thoracic aorta-to-femoral bypass graft. A left thoracotomy was performed and a graft was sewn...
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