OPS-Code 5-484.56:

During the surgery, your rectum and part of your sigmoid colon were removed.

The large intestine (colon) is like an upside down U in the abdomen. The first part the large intestine is located below the stomach on the right of the abdomen. Then it continues upwards and runs across from right to left. Then it descends again. There then follows an S-shaped part located on the bottom left side of the abdomen, which then merges into the rectum. The rectum is the last section of the large intestine.

The last segment of the large intestine consists of 2 sections. These 2 sections are the rectum and anal canal. The feces are collected in the rectum. The feces then move through the short anal canal to the anus. Feces are excreted through the anus.The anus is located at the end of the intestines and is ring-shaped. A sphincter muscle in the last segment of the intestines ensures that feces are excreted only intentionally through the anus.

You have had a laparoscopy.A laparoscopy first involves making a small incision in the abdomen. A tube with a camera is pushed through this incision into the abdomen. This camera sends pictures of the inside of the abdomen to a screen. Tools such as forceps and scissors can be inserted through other small incisions in the abdomen.

At the end of the operation, another small opening was made in your abdomen. The upper end of the intestine was then sutured to the hole. This created an artificial opening for the intestine. The intestinal waste comes out through this artificial outlet of the intestine. The lower end of the intestine was sewn back up. During your surgery, the anal sphincter was preserved.