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

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 The large intestine (colon) is where water and salt are withdrawn from the stool.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.

An artificial anus can be used, for example, to get food straight to the small intestine using a tube. An artificial anus also sometimes 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.