Catalog

Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with multiple complications

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with multiple complications – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/302983770

This is an 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 multiple complications, in an unspecified site.