copy with the semi-rigid (or semi-flexible) WolfSchindler gastroscope was in vogue, the assistantcontrolled flexing of the patient’s head, synchronous with the introduction of the instrument, was essential to the success and the safety of the examination. No one fulfilled this important task more efficiently than Dr. Schindler’s wife, Gabriele. This aspect of upper GI endoscopy is noted in Schindler’s Gastric Endoscopy. However, this maneuver never has been described in its original detail (i.e., by Mrs. Schindler).