Ascites

Description

Accumulation or retention of free fluid in the abdominal peritoneal cavity between the tissues lining the abdomen and abdominal organs. The fluid may be serous, haemorrhagic, or the result of inflammation or tumour metastasis to the peritoneum.

Exclusions from above levels

MD81 – Abdominal or pelvic pain
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/260602177 – Symptoms, signs or clinical findings involving the female genital system
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/722165552 – Symptoms, signs or clinical findings involving the urinary system

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http://id.who.int/icd/entity/788450242 – Symptoms, signs or clinical findings involving the male genital system
KA83.1 – gastrointestinal haemorrhage newborn
KB87 – Intestinal obstruction of newborn
LB13.0 – pylorospasm congenital or infantile
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Child codes

ME04.0 – Fluid in peritoneal cavity
ME04.Y – Other specified ascites
ME04.Z – Ascites, unspecified

Sibling codes

ME00 – Abdominal compartment syndrome
ME01 – Abdominal distension
ME02 – Abdominal rigidity
ME03 – Abnormal bowel sounds
ME05 – Change in bowel habit
ME06 – Chronic enteritis of uncertain aetiology
ME07 – Faecal incontinence
ME08 – Flatulence or related conditions
ME09 – Rectal tenesmus
ME0A – Visible peristalsis
ME0B – Problems with defaecation, not otherwise specified
ME0Y – Other specified symptoms related to the lower gastrointestinal tract or abdomen

Foundation entity

Ascites – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1133729855

Part of: 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified