Illness	Number of cases
Erysipelas (A46)	40
Diverticular disease of intestine - Diverticulitis of large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding (K57.32)	35
Calculus of gallbladder with acute cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.00)	33
Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.20)	32
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.90)	26
Calculus of gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.10)	24
Acute appendicitis (K35.8)	23
Acute appendicitis - Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis without perforation or gangrene (K35.30)	21
Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia (K56.5)	17
Diverticular disease of intestine (K57.22)	17

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Computed tomography of the abdomen with contrast medium (3-225)	246
Surgical removal of the gall bladder (5-511.11)	101
Examination of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum by endoscopy (1-632.0)	64
(9-984.7)	58
Type of material used for tissue replacement and tissue reinforcement (5-932.23)	57
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the upper digestive tract, biliary tract or the pancreas by endoscopy (1-440.a)	56
Surgical repair of an inguinal hernia (5-530.32)	45
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium (3-222)	41
Other operations on the intestine (5-469.21)	38
Surgical removal of the appendix - appendicectomy (5-470.10)	38

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pursuant to Article 136b, para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the SGB

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