ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Diseases of oesophagus
LB12 — Structural developmental anomalies of oesophagus
LB12.0 — Congenital oesophageal web or ring
ICD-11 LB12.0 — Congenital oesophageal web or ring
A rare form of incomplete oesophageal obstruction due to a developmental defect of the primitive foregut that presents as a mucosal lesion forming an incomplete diaphragm. Symptoms (apparent from birth) include dysphagia, regurgitation, and choking.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- Oesophageal web (DA20.2)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: