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A new connection has been surgically made between your stomach and your small intestine.

The stomach is located in the upper abdomen. The stomach has a curved shape, and is connected to the gullet (oesophagus) at its upper end and with the first part of the small intestine at its lower end. Between the stomach and the small intestine is a ring-shaped valve, the pylorus. The inside of the stomach is lined with mucous membrane.

The front part of your stomach has been cut open. Your small intestine was also cut open at a certain point. The open parts of your stomach and small intestine were then stitched to one another. As a result, your stomach and your small intestine are now joined to each other via this newly made opening. The new opening permits food to get from your stomach to your intestine unhindered.

A laparoscopy was carried out so that you could be operated on. 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. The operation then involved opening your abdomen via a larger incision in your skin.