An attack of diverticulitis that causes the colon to perforate, resulting in pus or stool leaking into the abdominal cavity and causing peritonitis. Patients with colonic perforation are usually quite ill, and present with severe abdominal pain and changes in heart rate and blood pressure.
When you have acute diverticulitis, a perforated colon is not that unusual because diverticulitis causes tiny tears — perforations — in the colon walls. These tears can grow larger and become problematic. Colonic perforation can also be a life-threatening complication of recent colon surgery called anastomotic leakage.
562.13 - Diverticulitis of colon with hemorrhage. ICD-10-CM.
K63.1K63. 1 - Perforation of intestine (nontraumatic). ICD-10-CM.
Perforation of the inflamed diverticula is a common diverticulitis complication. It usually leads to the formation of a local abscess. In some rare cases, the inflammatory process may spread towards extra-abdominal sites like the anterior or posterior abdominal wall or the thigh and form an abscess in these sites.
Diverticula usually develop when naturally weak places in your colon give way under pressure. This causes marble-sized pouches to protrude through the colon wall. Diverticulitis occurs when diverticula tear, resulting in inflammation, and in some cases, infection.May 7, 2020
ICD-10 code K57. 20 for Diverticulitis of large intestine with perforation and abscess without bleeding is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J62 J62.
An abscess forms when a pocket in the bowel becomes infected and fills with pus. A phlegmon is the infected and inflamed area near the abscess. Both form along the wall of the colon as a result of diverticulitis. Abscess symptoms include sore abdomen, fever, nausea, and vomiting. ( 13)Mar 20, 2018