S36.59: Injury: Other and multiple parts of colon
You have injured your colon.
There are many vital organs in your abdomen. When the abdomen is injured, these organs may get damaged too. The abdomen can be injured as a result of an accident or a blow, for example.
In the colon, water and salts are taken from the bolus. The stool is then excreted via the rectum. In your case, multiple areas of the colon have been damaged.
When colon tissue has been damaged, there may be a range of symptoms. The symptoms depend on the extent of the damage. For example, you may have abdominal pains.
A damaged organ may also bleed. Sometimes blood collects in or around the organ. If the bleeding is heavy, you can have circulation problems. This can sometimes be life-threatening.
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
Source
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