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48551 - Backbench standard preparation of cadaver donor pancreas allograft prior to transplantation, including

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Procedure / ServiceBackbench standard preparation of cadaver donor pancreas allograft prior to transplantation, including
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Backbench standard preparation of cadaver donor whole liver graft prior to allotransplantation, including - 48160 Pancreatectomy, total or subtotal, with autologous transplantation of pancreas or pancreatic islet cells 48550 Donor pancreatectomy (including cold preservation), with or without duodenal segment for transplantation 48551 Backbench standard preparation of cadaver donor pancreas allograft prior to transplantation, including dissection of allograft from surrounding soft tissues, splenectomy, duodenotomy, ligation of bile duct, ligation of mesenteric vessels, and Y-graft arterial anastomoses from iliac artery to superior mesenteric artery and to

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