ICD-11 classes
21 Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere...
Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the digestive...
Clinical findings in the digestive system
ME24 — Clinical manifestations of the digestive system
ME24.3 — Digestive system perforation
ME24.31 — Perforation of large intestine

ICD-11 ME24.31 — Perforation of large intestine

Perforation of large intestine is a complete penetration of the colonic wall, often resulting in the leakage of luminal contents into the abdominal cavity. Perforation of large intestine results in the potential for bacterial contamination of the abdominal cavity and peritonitis.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

Diagnosis with code ME24.31 contains 1 clarifying diagnosis:

1. NB91.8 — Injury of colon
   It contains 5 clarifying diagnoses.

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Other acquired anatomical alterations of large intestine #14035
• Digestive system perforation #15117