ICD-11 code : LA02;
Preferred Label : Spina bifida;
ICD-11 definition : Spina bifida is the most common of a group of birth defects called neural tube defects.
Spina bifida affects the backbone and, sometimes, the spinal cord. Aperta spina bifida
defines the dorsal malclosure of vertebrae, associated with various degrees of spine
defects. A pocket of skin may form, containing meninges (meningocele) or spinal cord
and meninges (myelomeningocele). Different subtypes are distinguished according to
the location of the defect. Consequences are paraplegia (paralysed lower limbs), hydrocephaly,
Chiari malformation (result of the attached spine during life in utero), urinary and
anorectal incontinence. The intensity of signs varies greatly with the level and extent
of the lesion.;
ICD-11 synonym : neural tube defect NOS; SB - [spina bifida]; Rachischisis; spinal hernia NOS; Spinal dysraphism; spinal fissure NOS; hydrocele spinalis;
ICD-11 acronym : SB;
ICD-11 inclusion : Syringomyelocele; Spinal hydromeningocele; Myelocele; Myeloschisis; Myelomeningocele; congenital meningocele; Spinal meningocele; Rachischisis; Spinal dysraphism;
ICD-11 "other" category code : LA02.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : LA02.Z;
Origin ID : 2036217905;
UMLS CUI : C0080178;
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Spina bifida is the most common of a group of birth defects called neural tube defects.
Spina bifida affects the backbone and, sometimes, the spinal cord. Aperta spina bifida
defines the dorsal malclosure of vertebrae, associated with various degrees of spine
defects. A pocket of skin may form, containing meninges (meningocele) or spinal cord
and meninges (myelomeningocele). Different subtypes are distinguished according to
the location of the defect. Consequences are paraplegia (paralysed lower limbs), hydrocephaly,
Chiari malformation (result of the attached spine during life in utero), urinary and
anorectal incontinence. The intensity of signs varies greatly with the level and extent
of the lesion.