[A clamp for suturing of duodenal stump]

An original clamp was used in suturing a duodenal stump after gastric resection in 77 patients. The complex relief of the blades of the clamp holds the duodenum reliably during application of the sutures and ensures their air-tightness. The trauma inflicted to the duodenum in this case is minimal. During resection of the stomach in 37 patients the author used the clamp in closure of the lesser curvature. Incompetence of the duodenal stump was not encountered.