Volvulus
Description
intestinal volvulus: A twisting in the intestine (INTESTINES) that can cause INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | K11_VOLVU |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K562, ICD-8: 5602 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K562, ICD-8: 5602 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 187 | 107 | 80 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 57.34 | 55.09 | 60.35 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 14.44 | 8.41 | 22.5 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 18.18 | 16.82 | 20.0 |