title: Simple modification of the Gavriliu-Heimlich gastric tube.
abstract: A modification of the Gavriliu-Heimlich reversed gastric tube technique is described. We successfully used this method on eight patients. This procedure is more technically simple than the Gavriliu-Heimlich technique, and it avoids the necessity of splenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4198.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aszodi
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ponsky
mesh_terms: D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*