Roux-en-Y anastomosis/Definition

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Roux-en-Y anastomosis [r]: A Y-shaped surgical anastomosis of any part of the digestive system that includes the small intestine as the eventual drainage site

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2023), Roux-en-Y anastomosis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.</noinclude}}