[A semiflexible forceps for esophagoplasty with a gastric tube].

Abstract

On the basis of his experience in esophageal surgery (78 esophagoplasties--Gavriliu's techniques I and II) the author devised a semiflexible clip for making the new esophageal tube in the great gastric curvature. Unlike the other clips used, which sometimes produce lesions of the gastric mucosa or of the new esophageal tube--due to the rigidity of their arms--the new clip eliminates these shortcomings by two semiflexible arms (in the upper part) and an effort long scale (in the lower part).