"Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				A Y-shaped surgical anastomosis of any part of the digestive system which includes the small intestine as the eventual drainage site.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | 
										
							D000713
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						| MeSH Number(s) | 
						
							 E04.035.070 E04.210.070 
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						| Concept/Terms | 
						
							Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y- Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y
 - Anastomosis, Roux en Y
 - Roux-en-Y Loop
 - Loop, Roux-en-Y
 - Loops, Roux-en-Y
 - Roux en Y Loop
 - Roux-en-Y Loops
 - Roux-en-Y Anastomosis
 - Anastomoses, Roux-en-Y
 - Roux en Y Anastomosis
 - Roux-en-Y Anastomoses
 - Roux-en-Y Diversion
 - Diversion, Roux-en-Y
 - Diversions, Roux-en-Y
 - Roux en Y Diversion
 - Roux-en-Y Diversions
 
  
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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Roux-en-Y duodenojejunostomy in the treatment of Bouveret syndrome. South Med J. 2009 Sep; 102(9):963-5.
															
								 
							
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Effect of gastric bypass operation on Framingham and actual risk of cardiovascular events in class II to III obesity. J Am Coll Surg. 2007 May; 204(5):776-82; discussion 782-3.
															
								 
							
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Internal hernia: postoperative complication of roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Am Surg. 2006 Jul; 72(7):581-4; discussion 584-5.
															
								 
							
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Endoscopic evaluation of the gastrojejunostomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass. A series of 340 patients without postoperative leak. Surg Endosc. 2006 Feb; 20(2):199-201.
															
								 
							
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Is Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery the most effective treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus in morbidly obese patients? J Gastrointest Surg. 2005 Nov; 9(8):1112-6; discussion 1117-8.
															
								 
							
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Effect of body mass index on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients undergoing minimally invasive bariatric surgery. J Gastrointest Surg. 2004 Nov; 8(7):849-55.
															
								 
							
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Transhiatal stapled esophagojejunostomy without a pursestring suture in patients with previous gastric resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 1994 Jul; 58(1):254-6.