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Hinchey Classification is used to describe perforations of the colon due to diverticulitis.The classification was developed by Dr. E John Hinchey (1934–present), a general surgeon at the Montreal General Hospital and professor of surgery at McGill University.
Diverticulitis is defined as diverticular disease with signs and symptoms of diverticular inflammation. Clinical features of acute diverticulitis include constant abdominal pain, localized abdominal tenderness in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen, nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhea, fever and leukocytosis .
280 Iron deficiency anemias. 280.0 Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic) 280.1 Iron deficiency anemia secondary to inadequate dietary iron intake; 280.8 Other specified iron deficiency anemias; 280.9 Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified; 281 Other deficiency anemias. 281.0 pernicious anemia; 281.2 Anemia, folate deficiency
NSAIDs and Aspirin use – these drugs have been shown to increase risk of diverticular bleeding and diverticulitis complications such as diverticular perforation. [10] Genetics – over 30 susceptibility loci have been identified for diverticular disease, [11] including ARHGAP15, COLQ, and FAM155A. [12]
Diverticulitis, also called colonic diverticulitis, is a gastrointestinal disease characterized by inflammation of abnormal pouches—diverticula—that can develop in the wall of the large intestine. [1] Symptoms typically include lower abdominal pain of sudden onset, but the onset may also occur over a few days. [1]
This is a shortened version of the third chapter of the ICD-9: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, and Immunity Disorders. It covers ICD codes 240 to 279 . The full chapter can be found on pages 145 to 165 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.
This is a shortened version of the ninth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Digestive System. It covers ICD codes 520 to 579. The full chapter can be found on pages 301 to 328 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.
A Meckel's diverticulum, a true congenital diverticulum, is a slight bulge in the small intestine present at birth and a vestigial remnant of the vitelline duct.It is the most common malformation of the gastrointestinal tract and is present in approximately 2% of the population, [1] with males more frequently experiencing symptoms.