ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Structural developmental anomalies of the digestive tract
LB16 — Structural developmental anomalies of large intestine
LB16.3 — Congenital hypoganglionosis of large intestine
ICD-11 LB16.3 — Congenital hypoganglionosis of large intestine
The number and size of ganglion cells are small at birth. The size of ganglion cells tends to increase over time, but because their numbers do not increase the symptoms of dysmotility do not improve. Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17161202
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- Acquired hypoganglionosis of large intestine (DB32.3)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: