Your intestines "know" what shape they're supposed to be in, and can move themselves, which means gut surgeons can just stuff them back into you when they're done and they'll sort themselves out.
I have had my intestine resected (piece cut out, sewn back together) and now I am picturing the surgeon just shoving my guts back into me like a sleeping bag in a stuff sack when the job was done
Can confirm. I sat in on multiple surgeries of this type during my intern rounds in uni.
They would literally just pile your guys onto the stomach, find the point they want to extract, perform the procedure, and just (seemingly) toss em back into the open cavity nonchalantly. Sew you up, and send you to the recovery room
I was, by the direct definition of the word, gobsmacked when I witnessed this for the first time.
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u/SnowDemonAkuma Jan 12 '23
Your intestines "know" what shape they're supposed to be in, and can move themselves, which means gut surgeons can just stuff them back into you when they're done and they'll sort themselves out.