ICD-11 classes
20 Developmental anomalies
Structural developmental anomalies primarily affecting one...
Structural developmental anomalies of the nervous system
LA07 — Structural developmental anomalies of the neurenteric...
LA07.3 — Primary syringomyelia or hydromyelia
ICD-11 LA07.3 — Primary syringomyelia or hydromyelia
A condition caused by failure of the spinal canal to correctly develop during the antenatal period. This condition is characterised by a cavity within the spinal cord in which cerebrospinal fluid can accumulate. Confirmation is through observation of a fluid filled cavity within the spinal cord by imaging.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- Syringomyelia due to certain specified cause (8D66.1)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: