ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Diseases of oesophagus
DA26 — Vascular disorders of the oesophagus
DA26.0 — Oesophageal varices

ICD-11 DA26.0 — Oesophageal varices

Abnormally dilated veins developed as portosystemic shunts in the lining of the lower oesophagus in patients with portal hypertension. Once oesophageal varices develop, they continue to grow, and bleeding from oesophageal varices can be fatal.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

Diagnosis with code DA26.0 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses:

1. DA26.00 — Oesophageal varices with bleeding
2. DA26.01 — Oesophageal varices without bleeding
3. DA26.0Z — Oesophageal varices, unspecified

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Venous varicosities of sites other than lower extremity #11599
• Oesophageal varices #11605
• Venous varicosities of sites other than lower extremity #16714
• Oesophageal varices #16720