K91.5: Postcholecystectomy syndrome
You are having symptoms even though your gallbladder was removed.
The gallbladder is in the top right part of the abdomen below the liver. The liver produces bile. The bile flows through bile ducts to the gallbladder and is stored there. When needed, the bile flows through another bile duct to the intestine. There, the bile helps to digest fats.
If you have gallstones in the gallbladder and thus symptoms, the gallbladder is usually removed. The symptoms should disappear as a result. In your case also, the gallbladder was removed.
You nonetheless have symptoms. These include for instance a feeling of fullness after eating or flatulence. You may also have abdominal pain or a fatty bowel movement.
There are several reasons for the symptoms. You may still have gallstones in your bile ducts, for example. Sometimes the amount of bile fluid is not adequate for digestion. That can be the case especially with very high-fat and lavish meals. It is also possible that a bile duct is severely constricted.
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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