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An operation involved making an artificial anus in your appendix.

The intestines are made up of the small intestine and the large intestine or colon. Most of the nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine. The large intestine (colon) is where water and salt are withdrawn from the stool. The last segment of the large intestine (colon) is the rectum. Stool then leaves the body through the anus.

The appendix is usually located on the right side attached to the first part of the large intestine. The first part of the large intestine is also known as the cecum.

The surgery involved doing 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.

To create an artificial anus, a small opening was then made in your abdominal wall. Your appendix was then opened. Your appendix was then stitched to the opening in your abdominal wall. The artificial anus in your appendix was made in such a way that intestinal contents do not usually come out of it.

A tube can be inserted into your large intestine through an artificial anus in the appendix. This tube can then be used to regularly flush out and empty the intestine with a fluid.