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AB Valadka - Neurosurgery, 2006 - journals.lww.com
AB Valadka
Neurosurgery, 2006•journals.lww.comTo the Editor: We read with great interest the article on a new microvascular retractor (1).
The authors describe a very useful selfretaining microvascular retractor for the retraction and
repositioning of cerebral blood vessels. They state that this retractor, with a semicircular tip,
remains stable on pulsating vessels during the procedure and grossly preserves the vessel
diameter. In our department, we have been using a comparable instrument (Fig. C1). The
diameters of the blades are 2, 4, and 6 mm, respectively. However, this “microvascular …
The authors describe a very useful selfretaining microvascular retractor for the retraction and
repositioning of cerebral blood vessels. They state that this retractor, with a semicircular tip,
remains stable on pulsating vessels during the procedure and grossly preserves the vessel
diameter. In our department, we have been using a comparable instrument (Fig. C1). The
diameters of the blades are 2, 4, and 6 mm, respectively. However, this “microvascular …
To the Editor: We read with great interest the article on a new microvascular retractor (1). The authors describe a very useful selfretaining microvascular retractor for the retraction and repositioning of cerebral blood vessels. They state that this retractor, with a semicircular tip, remains stable on pulsating vessels during the procedure and grossly preserves the vessel diameter.
In our department, we have been using a comparable instrument (Fig. C1). The diameters of the blades are 2, 4, and 6 mm, respectively. However, this “microvascular retractor” is hand-held and not self-retaining, as the one described by the authors. This instrument has been used mainly during microvascular decompression surgery for lifting, manipulating, and repositioning offending cerebral vessels. It can anchor the vessel and permit its ma-
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