ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Hernias
DD51 — Inguinal hernia
ICD-11 DD51 — Inguinal hernia
A hernia occurs when part of an internal organ bulges through a weak area of muscle. Most hernias occur in the abdomen. Inguinal hernia is the most common type and is in the groin.
It includes 2 items.
- bubonocele
- scrotal hernia
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.