Torsion of spleen

Description

A disease caused by abnormal development of splenic suspensory ligaments. This disease is characterised by twisting of the spleen leading to splenic infarction. This disease may present with abdominal pain. Confirmation is through medical imaging.

Index terms

Torsion of spleen

Exclusions from above levels

04 – Diseases of the immune system
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

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19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
20 – Congenital malformations, deformations or chromosomal abnormalities
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1000704511 – Human immunodeficiency virus disease
JB64.1 – Other diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs or certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

Sibling codes

3B81.0 – Tumour-like conditions of spleen
3B81.1 – Postsurgical asplenia
3B81.2 – Atrophy of spleen
3B81.3 – Nontraumatic laceration or rupture of spleen
3B81.4 – Splenosis
3B81.5 – Splenic cyst or pseudocyst
3B81.6 – Infarction of spleen
3B81.7 – Infection of spleen
3B81.9 – Fibrosis of spleen
3B81.A – Perisplenitis
3B81.B – Hypersplenism
3B81.C – Chronic congestive splenomegaly
3B81.Y – Other specified acquired disorders of spleen
3B81.Z – Acquired disorders of spleen, unspecified

Foundation entity

Torsion of spleen – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/613636228

Part of: 3B81: Acquired disorders of spleen › 03: Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs