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Thrombectomy and fem-fem bypass

Date: May 23, 2012

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Greetings, Pt has a rt Cm.fem to lt Cm.fem bypass placed along with a thrombectomy of the superficial fem and a stent placement in the superficial fem. 37226/34201/35661 are the stent and thrombectomy considered completed in a seperate vessel or are the bundled in the bypass? LW
Question ID : 3826
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