DC12.1

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Chronic cholecystitis

Description

Chronic inflammation of the gall bladder wall resulted from repeated acute cholecystitis or from mechanical irritation of the gall bladder wall by unspecified disorders

Index terms

  • Chronic cholecystitis
  • chronic acalculous cholecystitis
  • nonfunctioning gallbladder
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  • Porcelain gallbladder
  • Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis

Inclusions

  • chronic acalculous cholecystitis

Exclusions from above levels

  • DC11 – Cholelithiasis
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 02 – Neoplasms
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  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 06 – Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • DC12.0 – Acute cholecystitis
  • DC12.Y – Other specified cholecystitis
  • DC12.Z – Cholecystitis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Chronic cholecystitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/507077490

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: DC12: Cholecystitis › 13: Diseases of the digestive system