Other diseases of intestines
Description
intestinal volvulus: A twisting in the intestine (INTESTINES) that can cause INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | K11_INTESTOTH |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K63/K61/K58/K60/K59/K55/K62/K57/K56 |
| Include | K11_VASCINT, K11_ILEUS, K11_DIVERTIC, K11_IBS, K11_OTHFUNC, K11_FISSANAL, K11_ABSCANAL, K11_OTHANRECT, K11_OTHINT, K11_HAEMORR |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 21315 | 12464 | 8851 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 16.08 | 16.59 | 15.41 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 53.68 | 53.38 | 54.09 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 24.76 | 26.09 | 22.88 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 5.29 | 4.31 | 6.68 |