ICD-11 classes
20 Developmental anomalies
Structural developmental anomalies primarily affecting one...
Structural developmental anomalies of the digestive tract
LB11 — Congenital diverticulum of pharynx
ICD-11 LB11 — Congenital diverticulum of pharynx
A condition caused by failure of the pharynx to correctly develop during the antenatal period. This condition may present with difficulty swallowing, or may be asymptomatic. Confirmation is through observation of a diverted pharynx by imaging.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- pharyngeal pouch syndrome (LD44.N0)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: