Summary
A wide variety of instrumentation is available to the clinician for the examination
of the interior of the stomach. In an attempt to establish the optimum design, three
of the more versatile fiber gastroscopes have been subjected to a bench trial, the
results of which are presented.
Key-Words
Fiber-gastroscopes - characteristics - evaluation
1 Based on a paper presented at the Third Asian-Pacific Congress of Gastroenterology,
1968, Melbourne, Australia.
2 Present address: Department of Experimental Surgery, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital,
Division of Surgery. 4833 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90029.
