ICD-11 code : 6C01.1;
Preferred Label : Encopresis without constipation or overflow incontinence;
ICD-11 definition : Encopresis is the repeated passage of feces in inappropriate places occurring repeatedly
(e.g., at least once per month over a period of several months) in an individual who
has reached the developmental age when fecal continence is ordinarily expected (4
years). The fecal incontinence may have been present from birth (i.e., an atypical
extension of normal infantile incontinence), or may have arisen following a period
of acquired bowel control. Encopresis without constipation and overflow is not associated
with retention and impaction of feces, but rather reflects reluctance, resistance
or failure to conform to social norms in defecating in acceptable places in the context
of normal physiological control over defecation. Stools are typically of normal consistency
and inappropriate defecation is likely to be intermittent.;
Origin ID : 541725793;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- ICD-10 Mapping
Encopresis is the repeated passage of feces in inappropriate places occurring repeatedly
(e.g., at least once per month over a period of several months) in an individual who
has reached the developmental age when fecal continence is ordinarily expected (4
years). The fecal incontinence may have been present from birth (i.e., an atypical
extension of normal infantile incontinence), or may have arisen following a period
of acquired bowel control. Encopresis without constipation and overflow is not associated
with retention and impaction of feces, but rather reflects reluctance, resistance
or failure to conform to social norms in defecating in acceptable places in the context
of normal physiological control over defecation. Stools are typically of normal consistency
and inappropriate defecation is likely to be intermittent.
