title: New modification of a mammary artery retractor.
abstract: A new accessory instrument to the self-retaining internal mammary artery retractor was developed. This instrument presses the chest wall inward, relieves the concavity of the inner surface of the chest wall, and provides good exposure of the internal mammary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawazaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasuura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel