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Other operations on the stomach: Other stomach reconstruction: Mason vertical gastroplasty: Open surgical abdominal

You have had an operation on your stomach. The operation has narrowed a part of your stomach.

The stomach is located in the upper left abdomen. The stomach stores food and breaks it down further. Harmful pathogens are also killed by gastric acid in the stomach. The stomach thus prepares the food for digestion in the intestines. Food reaches the entrance to the stomach through the oesophagus.

The operation involved sewing off the upper part of your stomach to separate it. This resulted in a smaller and a bigger part. Now food goes to this small part of the stomach.

A mesh or a ring was also implanted at the junction between the small part of the stomach in the remaining stomach. So food reaches the remains of the stomach through a narrow passage. The overall aim of these measures is to allow less food to get into the stomach.

To operate on your stomach, your abdomen was opened by making an incision in your skin.

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).