K22.6: Gastro-oesophageal laceration-haemorrhage syndrome
You have a tear in the mucous membrane of your gullet.
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.
Inside your gullet, there is a cavity. The wall of the gullet lies around this cavity. The wall is made up of several layers. The innermost layer is the mucous membrane of the gullet. In your case, this mucous membrane is torn lengthwise. The mucous membrane most commonly tears at the junction between the gullet and stomach.
The mucous membrane can tear when the pressure in the stomach increases suddenly or very intensely. That can occur for instance when you have very severe retching or vomiting. But it may also occur if you have a bad cough or strain hard during a bowel movement. The mucous membrane is more sensitive to such tears when you drink alcohol frequently or if there is reflux of gastric acid from the stomach into the gullet.
As a result of the tear, you probably have pain in your stomach or back. There may be bleeding from the mucous membrane tear. It is also possible that you will vomit blood.
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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