ICD-11 code : DC82;
Preferred Label : Diverticulum of large intestine;
ICD-11 definition : This is a morphological condition in which typical pulsion type of consisting of a
pouch of mucous membrane (including muscularis mucosae) projecting through and beyond
the circular muscle layers of the bowel wall so that they come to lie in the pericolic
fat and appendices epiploicae. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. The condition
of having multiple diverticula with symptoms, or with inflammation is excluded from
here.;
ICD-11 synonym : diverticulum of colon;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : DC82.Z;
Origin ID : 239627448;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- ICD-10 Mapping
This is a morphological condition in which typical pulsion type of consisting of a
pouch of mucous membrane (including muscularis mucosae) projecting through and beyond
the circular muscle layers of the bowel wall so that they come to lie in the pericolic
fat and appendices epiploicae. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. The condition
of having multiple diverticula with symptoms, or with inflammation is excluded from
here.
