Roux-en-Y

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Roux-en-Y

[ro̅o̅′ en wī′, ro̅o̅′änēgrek′]

Etymology: César Roux, Swiss surgeon, 1857-1926

a treatment for morbid obesity consisting of surgical division of the small intestine to form two arms; the jejunum is anastomosed to a gastric pouch and the bypassed duodenum connects the pylorus with an end-to-side anastomosis into the lower jejunum.

Roux-en-Y [roo-en-wi; Fr. roo-ahn-e-grek´]

denoting any Y-shaped anastomosis in which the small intestine is included.

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