DC80.00Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation or abscess
International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01
This develops from diverticulosis, which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) on the outside of the colon and results if one of these diverticula becomes inflamed, of the large intestine with perforation or abscess.
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Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation or abscess