Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a means for fixing a pancreatic resection stump created during an operation for resecting a portion of the pancreas. The present invention provides a polymeric surgical clip characterized in that the clip comprises a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a resilient hinge portion joining the first and second arm portions together, both the arm portions are joined to the resilient hinge portion at their bases, the first arm portion has a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface clamping the pancreas, the second arm portion has a convex or flat outer surface and a concave or flat inner surface clamping the pancreas, the first arm portion forms at its distal end a deflectable hook portion curved toward the second arm portion, and the clip is configured so that, in a closed position, a distal end of the second arm portion enters inside the curved hook portion and engages with the hook portion to lock the clip in the closed position.