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An artificial opening has been made in your small intestine. You can be fed via a tube through this additional opening.

The small intestine is the longest section of the digestive tract. It consists of 3 sections. The 1st section begins immediately after the stomach and is called the duodenum. The gallbladder and the pancreas secrete the digestive juices in this section. The jejunum and ileum sections come next. The nutrients are absorbed into the blood from the food in the small intestine. The small intestine is followed by the large intestine.

The operation involved opening your abdomen via an incision in your skin.

A section towards the abdominal wall was then moved and stitched to this. A needle was then used to insert a thin tube through the abdominal skin to your small intestine. The needle was then removed and the tube was attached to your abdominal wall. Food can now get straight to your small intestine via this tube.