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Most of your large intestine has been surgically removed. Your rectum was left in your body.

The large intestine (colon) is like an upside down U in the abdomen. The first part lies in the lower right corner 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 (colon). In the colon, water and salts are taken from the bolus. The stool is then excreted via the rectum.

A laparoscopy was carried out so that your large intestine could be removed. 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 involved cutting out your large intestine up to your rectum. To do this, your large intestine was separated from your small intestine at its top end.

The end of your small intestine was then stitched to the remaining part of your rectum. In the process, the lower end of your small intestine was made into a sort of pouch. The intestinal waste is now collected in this pouch before it is excreted.