Catalog

Chronic peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with perforation

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Chronic peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with perforation – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1642183118

This is a chronic ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract that is usually acidic and thus extremely painful. It is defined as mucosal erosions equal to or greater than 0.5 cm, with perforation, in an unspecified site.