K22.4: Dyskinesia of oesophagus
Your gullet is not moving properly.
The oesophagus or gullet connects the mouth with the stomach. It is a muscular tube. The muscles in the oesophagus move food into the stomach.
The muscles of your gullet are suddenly contracting very hard in several places in a disorderly fashion. This relaxes or even dilates the sections of your gullet between those places. The muscles of the entire gullet may also cramp up. In this case, the cramped muscles may also take on a spiral shape. That then looks like a spiral staircase or corkscrew.
The contracted muscles may cause pain in your ribcage. You may temporarily not be able to swallow food and drinks properly. After a certain time, the muscles usually loosen up again. The chest pain will then often also recede.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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