R85.8: Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity Other abnormal findings

Saliva or fluid from your digestive organs was examined. Changes have been detected in your sample.

Food is initially broken down in the body in small components and then absorbed in the blood. This is called digestion. Various organs are required for digesting food. The digestive organs include the gullet, the stomach, the pancreas, and the intestines, for example.

The sample of the sampled fluid normally only contains a certain amount of different substances. These substances include certain cells and certain proteins, for example.

For example, your chromosomes may have been examined and a change established.

When beginning its development, every single cell in the body contains a complete blueprint of the body. This blueprint consists of genetic information. The genetic information is encrypted in the chromosomes. Every human cell normally contains 23 chromosome pairs, i.e. a total of 46 chromosomes.

If the amount of substances in the sample has changed, this can sometimes be an indication of disease. The results can also depend on when the sample is taken or how the sample is stored until it is examined, for example.