Illness	Number of cases
Varicose veins of lower extremities (I83.9)	61
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia with obstruction without gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.30)	51
Inguinal hernia - Bilateral inguinal hernia with obstruction without gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.00)	39
Inguinal hernia - Bilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.20)	38
Haemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis - Third degree hemorrhoids (K64.2)	35
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.90)	33
Intracranial injury (S06.0)	29
Haemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis - Second degree hemorrhoids (K64.1)	27
Ventral hernia - Incisional hernia with obstruction without gangrene (K43.0)	25
Calculus of gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.10)	25

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Treatment by specific positioning of the patient in bed, e.g. positioning in a sling table or special bed (8-390.x)	235
Injection of water into the intestine to facilitate bowel emptying, e.g. with paraplegia - transanal irrigation (8-126)	114
Function-orientated physical exercises and uses (8-561.1)	114
Intensive care monitoring of respiration, the heart and the circulation without measurement of the pressure in the pulmonary artery and in the right atrium of the heart (8-930)	112
Type of material used for tissue replacement and tissue reinforcement (5-932.43)	109
Surgical repair of an inguinal hernia (5-530.32)	108
Type of material used for tissue replacement and tissue reinforcement (5-932.45)	90
Computed tomography of the abdomen with contrast medium (3-225)	77
Surgical repair of an inguinal hernia (5-530.31)	71
Surgical procedure to remove varicose veins from the leg (5-385.4)	65

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