K83.4: Spasm of sphincter of Oddi
The muscle between your bile duct and small intestine is cramping.
Bile fluid flows out of the liver into the gallbladder through bile ducts. The gallbladder releases the bile fluid into the intestines via another bile duct. There is a muscle between this bile duct and the intestines. This muscle often contracts like a sphincter muscle. This retains the bile fluid in the gallbladder.
If we consume food, this muscle relaxes. In this way, the bile fluid can get into the intestines. There, the bile helps to digest fats. Substances and drugs are also excreted from the body structure via the bile fluid.
The muscle between your bile duct and small intestine is sometimes contracting too strongly. As a result, the muscle is cramping. You may thus have pain in your abdomen.
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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