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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Feb 12;37(6):1421–1426. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.01.010

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Tran-oral introduction of the 25mm anvil in the esophageal stump (Orvil, Autosuture, Norwalk, CT). Small opening of the esophageal stump (A), initial delivery of the 90cm long PVC tube through the small opening in the stapled esophageal stump (B), and 254m anvil in the esophageal stump (C).