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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2021 Issue 3; Ask the Editor
Transcatheter Embolization of Splenic Artery
A patient with thrombocytopenia likely secondary to splenic sequestration, underwent interventional radiology transcatheter embolization of the inferior and medial poles of the splenic artery using hydropearl embolics. Completion angiography was suggestive of ideal partial splenic embolization. The final impression states that approximately 60% embolized spleen. When an embolization procedure is done to treat thrombocytopenia likely secondary to splenic sequestration, is the objective to completely or partially close off the vessel? What is the correct root operation(s) for embolization of different segments of the splenic artery?
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