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What is the CPT code for small bowel resection without anastomosis?
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∙ 10y ago
CPT code 44120 with modifier -52.
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What is ICD-9 code for small bowel resection?
what will the ICD-9 code for surgical small bowel resection
What is a bowel resection?
A bowel resection is a surgical procedure in which a part of the large or small intestine is removed
Small Bowel Resection is it painful?
Yes.
What are the long and short term after effects of a small bowel resection?
after effects of small bowel surgery
How is a bowel resection performed?
A bowel resection is performed when a part of the small or large intestine is removed. For more information, see: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002943.htm
What is the icd-9 code for personal history of colon resection and small bowel resection?
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What happens during a bowel resection?
During this procedure one or more segments of the small intestine are removed. This procedure may be performed if you have Cancer, Crohn's disease or Ulcers.
Can you survive without a bowel?
Yes you can survive without most of your small bowel and all of your large bowel. Nutrients are absorbed in the small bowel but you can survive with just part of it intact. People have surgery resulting in ileostomy (where the remainder of the small bowel is bought onto the surface). Waste products are then discharged into a bag attached to the surface of the abdomen.
What is ileocolonic anastomosis?
I had surgery for colon cancer last year and the juntion of what's left of my colon and the exit from my small intestine is an ileo-colonoc anastomosis.
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What is the large bowel?
The large bowel, also called the large intestine, is a part of the digestive system. It runs from the small bowel (small intestine) to the rectum, which receives waste material from the small bowel.
Small Bowel Obstruction?
Most cases of intestinal blockage are known as small bowel obstruction. This condition is mainly seen in patients with a prior surgical history or patients with Crohn's disease or some other inflammatory bowel disease. With small bowel obstruction, part or all of the small bowel is blocked off by either stool or adhesions. Though it may seem like a problem that requires surgery, most of the time people with this problem can be treated in the hospital without surgery.
