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ME24.8 category

Digestive system strangulation or gangrene

Definition

This is a clinical form of sign indicating the presence of strangulation and/or gangrene in the digestive tract. This category is to be used for postcoordination codes particularly in case of mechanical bowel obstruction and hernia as complications of underlying illness.

Also indexed as

Digestive system strangulation or gangrene

Nearby in Clinical manifestations of the digestive system