Intestinal obstruction due to inspissated milk

Description

Mechanical intestinal obstruction in premature infants due to hard milk curds formed when high-energy formula or powdered milk is fed in the presence of reduced intestinal motility and increased absorption of water from the colon. The site of obstruction is the terminal ileum, the ileocaecal valve, or the colon. The manifestations include constipation, abdominal distension, and vomiting (progressively bilious or faecal).

Coding note from above levels

Conditions arising in the perinatal period, even though death or morbidity occurs later, should, as far as possible, be coded to chapter 19, which takes precedence over chapters containing codes for diseases by their anatomical site. For children less than 28 days old, assume that a reported condition developed in the perinatal period, unless the duration is stated and the onset was after the first completed week of life.

Exclusions from above levels

• 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases - acquired after birth
• 02 – Neoplasms
• 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases