Doctors have told him it is too risky to undergo another procedure to correct the blockage.
Another procedure for catching problems is the requirement that financing agencies annually review contractors' performance.
On Sept. 5, he had another procedure to clean the implant.
Although the chances for a recurrence lessen with time, Mr. Cheney might have to go back for another procedure.
About 10 30 a.m., Dr. Wasserman said, Dr. Reiner's team performed another procedure known as an angioplasty.
Even without another procedure, however, Rodriguez's hip problems became more complicated during the off-season.
Since then, Ms Boyle has undergone another procedure: a gastric sleeve, where part of the stomach is removed.
Dr. Danias said Mr. Paterson still needed another procedure to ensure that the glaucoma did not spread to his right eye.
On Tuesday, increased amounts of fluid drained through a tube in the man's chest, but the surgeons decided against another procedure to drain it.
Open-heart surgery, on the other hand, probably offered him the best chance of not having to undergo another procedure in the future.
Yet this case did not involve a new diagnostic interpretation: it was an implant mistake, causing the patient to return for another procedure.
