K27

Clinical Information

• A break in the lining of the lower part of the esophagus, the stomach, or the upper part of the small intestine. Peptic ulcers form when cells on the surface of the lining become inflamed and die. They are usually caused by helicobacter pylori bacteria and by certain medicines, such as aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs nsaids). Peptic ulcers may be linked to cancer and other diseases.

• A mucosal erosion that occurs in the stomach or duodenum. Symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, and bleeding.

• A peptic ulcer is a sore in the lining of your stomach or your duodenum, the first part of your small intestine. A burning stomach pain is the most common symptom. The pain

• Local defect produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue that occurs in the regions of the gastrointestinal tract which come into contact with gastric juice; occurs when there are defects in the mucosa barrier; common forms of peptic ulcers are associated with helicobacter pylori and the consumption of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.

• Ulcer that occurs in the regions of the gastrointestinal tract which come into contact with gastric juice containing pepsin and gastric acid. It occurs when there are defects in the mucosa barrier. The common forms of peptic ulcers are associated with helicobacter pylori and the consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs nsaids).

Details

• gastroduodenal ulcer NOS

• peptic ulcer NOS

• K27.0

  Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage

• K27.1

  Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with perforation

• K27.2

  Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with both hemorrhage and perforation

• K27.3

  Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, without hemorrhage or perforation

• K27.4

  Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage

• K27.5

  Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with perforation

• K27.6

  Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with both hemorrhage and perforation

• K27.7

  Chronic peptic ulcer, site unspecified, without hemorrhage or perforation

• K27.9

  Peptic ulcer, site unspecified, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation