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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.

You have had surgery that first involved 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.

Then your abdomen was opened by making a large incision through 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.