Congenital hypoganglionosis of large intestine

Description

The number and size of ganglion cells are small at birth. The size of ganglion cells tends to increase over time, but because their numbers do not increase the symptoms of dysmotility do not improve. Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17161202

Index terms

Congenital hypoganglionosis of large intestine

Excludes

DB32.3 – Acquired hypoganglionosis of large intestine

Exclusions from above levels

LB17.2 – Persistent cloaca
LB17.Y – Congenital atresia of rectum
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/733825440 – Inborn errors of metabolism

Sibling codes

LB16.0 – Congenital absence, atresia or stenosis of large intestine
LB16.1 – Hirschsprung disease
LB16.2 – Immature ganglionosis of large intestine
LB16.Y – Other specified structural developmental anomalies of large intestine
LB16.Z – Structural developmental anomalies of large intestine, unspecified

Foundation entity

Congenital hypoganglionosis of large intestine – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/172127371

Allowed postcoordination axes

specificAnatomy

Part of: LB16: Structural developmental anomalies of large intestine › 20: Developmental anomalies