K91.81: Anastomotic leakage and suture failure after gallbladder and bile duct surgery
You have symptoms because you had abdominal surgery.
You had surgery on your gallbladder and bile ducts.
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.
During surgery, organ segments or tissue were also connected together. This usually occurs with stitches or staples. In your case, such a connection was leaky. That can occur for instance when the affected tissue has a poor blood supply.
If the site operated on is leaky, this can cause various symptoms. They include a high temperature and abdominal pain, for example. It is also possible that you will vomit or no longer have bowel movements. Severe illness is sometimes possible.
If the connection has been leaky for a considerable time, the surrounding tissue can also be damaged. It is possible for instance that the tissue has become inflamed and that the inflammation is spreading in the body.
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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