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Other operations on the stomach: Other stomach reconstruction: Cardioplasty (e.g. Belsey-type): Open surgical thoracic

You have had an operation on your stomach. It involved enlarging the passage between your oesophagus and your stomach.

The oesophagus is usually closed by a sphincter muscle at the junction to the stomach. This is meant to prevent the stomach contents and gastric acid being regurgitated into the oesophagus. Only during swallowing does the oesophagus briefly open its sphincter muscle to the stomach.

If the passage from the oesophagus to the stomach is too narrow, surgery can widen it. Then, to support the oesophageal sphincter, part of the stomach can, for example, be wrapped around the lower part of the oesophagus. This involves wrapping this piece around the oesophagus like a collar, and stitching in place there.

To operate on your stomach, your chest was opened by making an incision in your skin. Your stomach was then operated on through your diaphragm. The diaphragm separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. The stomach is usually below the diaphragm in the abdomen.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).