Fig. 1From: Triangulating stapling vs functional end-to-end stapling for cervical esophagogastric anastomosis after esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trialFunctional end-to-end stapling for a cervical esophagogastric anastomosis using the linear stapler: a The first firing of the stapler was applied to the posterior wall of the remnant esophagus and the gastric conduit after insertion of two suspension sutures in an inverted fashion. b Schema after the first firing of the stapler. c The second firing of the stapler was applied in an everted fashionBack to article page