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Open wound of lower limb (890–897) 890 Open wound of hip and thigh. 891 Open wound of knee, leg (except thigh), and ankle. 892 Open wound of foot except toe (s) alone. 893 Open wound of toe (s) 894 Multiple and unspecified open wound of lower limb. 895 Traumatic amputation of toe (s) 896 Traumatic amputation of foot.
An acutely inflamed and enlarged appendix, sliced lengthwise. Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix. [2] Symptoms commonly include right lower abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite. [2] However, approximately 40% of people do not have these typical symptoms. [2] Severe complications of a ruptured appendix include ...
Signs and symptoms. Functional abdominal pain syndrome is characterized by frequent or chronic stomach pain and a reduction in everyday activity. [2] The pain is persistent, near-constant, or regularly reoccurring. The pain is not related to food intake or defecation. [1] Functional abdominal pain is usually periumbilical and is not accompanied ...
Aggressive fibromatosis or desmoid tumor is a rare condition. Desmoid tumors are a type of fibromatosis and related to sarcoma, though without the ability to spread throughout the body ( metastasize ). The tumors arise from cells called fibroblasts, which are found throughout the body and provide structural support, protection to the vital ...
Specialty. Neurology. Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome ( ACNES) is a nerve entrapment condition that causes chronic pain of the abdominal wall. [1] It occurs when nerve endings of the lower thoracic intercostal nerves (7–12) are 'entrapped' in abdominal muscles, causing a severe localized nerve (neuropathic) pain that is usually ...
Marjolin's ulcer refers to an aggressive ulcerating squamous cell carcinoma presenting in an area of previously traumatized, [1] chronically inflamed, [2] or scarred skin. [3] : 737 [4] They are commonly present in the context of chronic wounds including burn injuries, varicose veins, venous ulcers, [5] ulcers from osteomyelitis, [6] and post ...
Abdominal trauma. Abdominal trauma is an injury to the abdomen. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, tenderness, rigidity, and bruising of the external abdomen. Complications may include blood loss and infection . Diagnosis may involve ultrasonography, computed tomography, and peritoneal lavage, and treatment may involve surgery. [1]
Common. [ edit on Wikidata] An appendectomy ( American English) or appendicectomy ( British English) is a surgical operation in which the vermiform appendix (a portion of the intestine) is removed. Appendectomy is normally performed as an urgent or emergency procedure to treat complicated acute appendicitis. [1]