ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Diseases of appendix
DB10 — Appendicitis
DB10.0 — Acute appendicitis
DB10.00 — Acute appendicitis with generalised peritonitis
ICD-11 DB10.00 — Acute appendicitis with generalised peritonitis
This is a condition characterised by acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix that is extending into the free, not contained, inflammation of the peritoneum. There is usually a free perforation and surgical treatment is recommended.
It includes 2 items.
- Acute appendicitis with free perforation to the abdominal cavity
- acute appendicitis with diffuse peritonitis following rupture or perforation
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.