OPS-Code 5-459.y:

Artificial connections between two parts of your intestine were surgically created.

The small intestine is the longest part of the gastrointestinal tract. The small intestine 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 large intestine (colon) is like an upside down U in the abdomen. The first part the large intestine is located below the stomach on the right 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. The large intestine is where water and minerals are removed from the partially digested food (chyme). The stool is then excreted via the rectum.

The operation involved, firstly, using an incision to open two parts of your intestine. These two openings were then connected. This created an artificial connection between the two parts. Food can then travel through this connection. This type of operation allows part of the intestine to be bypassed. Such a bypass causes less or no food to pass through part of the intestine. This can also relieve the strain on the intestine.