[Oesophageal resection for cancer using mechanical suture (author's transl)]

The authors describe a technique of oesophageal resection in which mechanical sutures are used for gastro-oesophageal anastomosis. In the first, abdominal stage, a large gastrectomy is performed, with ligature of the coronary artery of the stomach at its point of origin. The right thoracic approach is then used for gastro-oesophagal anastomosis, which is carried out prior to resection of the cancerous part of the oesophagus, using a TA 90 forceps.