title: Spring retractor: a new adjunct for aortic valve surgery.
abstract: We describe a new aortic retractor that is effective in maintaining aortic root geometry and providing for adequate intraoperative visual valve assessment, and therefore enables the surgeon to perform precise aortic valve repair or replacement procedures.
authors: Damascus University Cardiac Surgery Hospital, Damascus, Syria. mbizzat@gmail.com
authors: Mohammad Bashar
authors: MB
authors: Izzat
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D016896:Treatment Outcome