Preferred Label : Microcolon;
ICD-11 definition : This refers to an abnormally small colon. Microcolon is seen in patients with meconium
ileus; distal jejunal, ileal, or proximal colonic atresia; and megacystis-microcolon-intestinal
hypoperistalsis syndrome. It is seen in less than one-fourth of patients with total
colonic Hirschsprung disease.;
Origin ID : 1547512311;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
This refers to an abnormally small colon. Microcolon is seen in patients with meconium
ileus; distal jejunal, ileal, or proximal colonic atresia; and megacystis-microcolon-intestinal
hypoperistalsis syndrome. It is seen in less than one-fourth of patients with total
colonic Hirschsprung disease.