title: An atraumatic technique for protecting or retracting small vessel walls during vascular anastomosis.
abstract: A modified vascular dilator with a needle groove is presented. The dilator also serves as an atraumatic intraluminal retractor simultaneously allowing atraumatic passage of the vascular suture needle.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Coblentz
mesh_terms: D004106:Dilatation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*