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S36.83: Injury: Retroperitoneum

You have an injury to the area between your abdominal cavity and your back.

There are many vital organs and tissue in your abdomen. If the abdomen is injured, these organs or tissue may get damaged too. The abdomen can be injured as a result of an accident or a blow, for example.

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. Between the thin membrane of the abdominal wall and the back there is a space that contains a lot of connective tissue and fat. The kidneys, pancreas, part of the large intestine and aorta for instance are located in this space. You have an injury to the organs or tissue in the space between the thin skin of the abdominal cavity and your back.

When tissue between the abdominal cavity and the back has been damaged, there can be a range of symptoms. The symptoms depend on the extent of the damage. For example, you may have abdominal pains.

An injured organ or tissue may also bleed. Sometimes blood collects in the organ or tissue. 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

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).