Catalog

Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with perforation

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with perforation – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1721924263

This is the acute 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.