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Z43.2: Attention to ileostomy

You have a stoma from your small intestine.

The small intestine is the longest section of the digestive tract. It consists of 3 sections. The 1st section begins immediately after the stomach and is called the duodenum. The gallbladder and the pancreas secrete the digestive juices in this section. The jejunum and ileum sections come next. The nutrients are absorbed into the blood from the food in the small intestine. The small intestine is followed by the large intestine.

An artificial anus is an additional opening from the intestines. Thanks to the artificial anus, the intestines have a connection to the outside through the skin of the abdomen. The stool can be excreted via the stoma. For this purpose a plastic bag that needs to be changed regularly, for example, can be fixed in place over the stoma. An artificial anus is attached with surgery. An artificial anus can be attached if a part of the intestines or anus had to be removed because of a disease or injury. In that case, the artificial anus can be permanent. The stoma may also be just temporary. Its purpose may be to protect the other parts of the intestine, or allow them to heal. The stoma can then be removed after a while.

This type of stoma from the small intestine requires special care.

You have had a stoma from your small intestine tended to. Plastic components may have been replaced or a dressing changed. The skin around the stoma may also have been cleaned and cared for. The stoma may have been checked and widened.

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).