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You had a breach of your abdominal wall in the area of your artificial anus in your large intestine. This breach of your abdominal wall has now been surgically sealed.

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).

An artificial anus transports the intestinal contents outwards via an opening in the abdominal wall. The intestinal contents are then usually routed straight to a bag at the opening itself. This type of artificial anus can be created, for example, to protect the intestine for a while.

A weakness sometimes develops in the abdominal wall near the artificial anus. The contents of the breach are then surgically replaced in the abdomen and the abdominal wall weakness is sealed. Foreign material or tissue is also sometimes implanted in the abdominal wall to provide extra reinforcement for the weakness there.