A repair of a paraesophageal hiatal hernia is commonly completed by making a(n) ____________________-approach incision and then returning the herniated stomach to its correct position.
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Q. 2) An anterior mediastinotomy is also known as a(n) ____________________ mediastinotomy.
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Q. 3) A lighted scope that is used to visualize the mediastinum, the trachea, and the major vessels of the mediastinum is known as a(n) ____________________.
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Q. 4) After a repair of a paraesophageal hiatal hernia, the herniated stomach is returned to the correct position, and the diaphragm is sutured to prevent reherniation.
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Q. 5) A repair of a laceration of the diaphragm can be completed by an abdominal or a chest incision.
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Q. 6) A rib spreader is a device that is used to remove a rib.
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Q. 7) The CPT manual differentiates, by assigning different codes, an excision of a mediastinal cyst from an excision of a mediastinal tumor.
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Q. 8) A transthoracic mediastinotomy, code 39010, also includes either a transthoracic or median sternotomy.
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Q. 9) Code 39499 is used to report unlisted procedures completed on the mediastinum. When using this code, the coder should determine that the record clearly documents the procedure in case the payer requests additional information to justify the selection of this code.
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Q. 10) The CPT manual provides two different codes for the excision of a mediastinal cyst and for the excision of a mediastinal tumor.
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