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Q79.2: Exomphalos

Your abdominal wall has not developed properly. Organs from your abdominal cavity have shifted outwards. This condition is congenital, which means you were born with it.

No one knows the exact reason why your abdominal wall didn’t develop properly before you were born.

During normal development before birth, the intestine is located for a short time in the umbilical cord outside the body. This is called umbilical hernia. Normally, the intestine is back inside the abdominal cavity at the time of birth. The abdominal organs are located in the abdominal cavity. The inside of the abdominal cavity is covered by a thin membrane. This thin membrane also surrounds all the organs in the abdomen. The organs can move against each other thanks to this thin membrane.

In your case, the umbilical hernia has not completely receded. This means that your intestine is outside the abdomen. Part or all of the liver may also be outside the abdomen. The abdominal organs are surrounded by thin membranes. If these membranes tear, the abdominal organs may become inflamed. Some of your other organs may also have failed to develop properly. If the heart or the kidneys, for example, do not work properly, there may be other symptoms.

Having abdominal organs outside the body can make you seriously ill.

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

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).