Digestive system strangulation or gangrene

Description

This is a clinical form of sign indicating the presence of strangulation and/or gangrene in the digestive tract. This category is to be used for postcoordination codes particularly in case of mechanical bowel obstruction and hernia as complications of underlying illness.

Index terms

Digestive system strangulation or gangrene

Exclusions from above levels

19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Sibling codes

ME24.0 – Digestive system abscess
ME24.1 – Digestive system fistula
ME24.2 – Digestive system obstruction
ME24.3 – Digestive system perforation
ME24.4 – Digestive system stenosis
ME24.5 – Digestive system ulcer
ME24.6 – Digestive system dilatation
ME24.7 – Digestive system incarceration
ME24.9 – Gastrointestinal bleeding
ME24.A – Other digestive system haemorrhage, not elsewhere classified
ME24.Y – Other specified clinical manifestations of the digestive system

Foundation entity

Digestive system strangulation or gangrene – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1438161812

Allowed postcoordination axes

hasCausingCondition

Part of: ME24: Clinical manifestations of the digestive system › 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified