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Puzzle Out Numerous Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Codes

Published on Mon Jun 13, 2022

Question: The patient was placed in the prone position, and my urologist prepared the site with an antiseptic solution and draped the patient in a sterile fashion. Under general anesthesia, my urologist made four incisions below the rib cage, through which they inserted a laparoscope for viewing and trocars for insertion of instruments. The kidney was then exposed. The ureter (connection [...]
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