Q79.3: Gastroschisis
Your abdominal wall has not developed properly. Organs from your abdominal cavity have therefore 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.
In your case, a hole has formed in your abdominal wall. This hole often develops laterally next to the belly button. Your intestine has moved outwards through this hole. However, your stomach or bladder may also extend outwards, for example. The abdominal organs outside the body are usually susceptible to pathogens and may become inflamed as a result. The intestinal loops outside the body are frequently swollen and sometimes stuck to each other. It is also possible for parts of the bowel to die off.
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
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