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Aortic Stent graft for atherosclerotic disease

Date: Oct 15, 2018

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POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Severe bilateral lower extremity rest pain, with diffuse aortic and iliac occlusion. PROCEDURES: 1. Endovascular repair of abdominal aorta with the following endovascular devices. a. Gore iliac limb 16 x 12 x 7, followed by 16 x 10 x 7, followed by 8 x 59 Visi-Pro stent. b. Bilateral common femoral endarterectomies. c. Left to right femoral-femoral bypass with 6 mm Propaten graft. I am not sure if I would use the endograft codes for this since we are not treating aneurysmal disease.

Question ID : 11518
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