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Title	Showing the valvulotome within the mitral valve
Creator	Schlossberg, Leon
Contributor	Smithy, Horace Gilbert, 1914-1948
Source	MSS 350.1.002
Subject.LCSH	Smithy, Horace Gilbert, 1914-1948;Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures;Mitral valve--Surgery;Aorta--Surgery;Valvulotome;Medical Illustration;Schlossberg, Leon.
Description	Intended for a paper delivered by Manly Stallworth for Dr. Smithy. Black and white illustration includes two inset illustrations, magnifying a portion of the valvulotome instrument and its usage during the surgical procedure. "Schlossberg" appears in the bottom, right corner of the parent illustration. The caption, "Portion of anterior leaflet to be punched out" appears in the top, right corner, above the first inset illustration. "Instrument lodged against anterior leaflet" appears between the inset illustrations. "Cross-section" appears in the bottom, right corner, below the second inset illustration.
Extent	1 leaf : ill; 16 x 17 cm
Digital Collection	Horace Gilbert Smithy, Jr., M.D. Papers
Contributing Institution	Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
Website	http://digital.library.musc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mss350
Rights	All rights reserved. For more information contact The Waring Historical Library.
SC County	Charleston County (S.C.)
Language	English
Date Digital	2009-10
Digitization Specifications	400dpi, 24-bit color, Epson GT-15000, Archival files are tiffs.
Type	Still Image
Format	image/jpeg
Media Type	Images
Resource Identifier	mss350_001_002
Bibliographic Citation	Schlossberg, L. (Illustrator). Showing the valvulotome within the mitral valve [Illustration]. MSS 350.1.002. Horace Gilbert Smithy, Jr., M.D. Papers. Retrieved from MEDICA, Waring Historical Library, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC: http://medica.library.musc.edu/
Note	Caption, not shown, included with figure reads, "Figure 5 - Showing the valvulotome within the mitral valve. As the instrument is withdrawn, the cutting surfaces are opened and allowed to impinge on the anterior margin of the stenotic valve. Closure of the cutting surfaces causes excision of a portion of the valve which is held within the telescoping mechanism of the instrument." Measurements and arrows appear along the perimeter of the illustration. "1699" stamped, appears on the illustration verso. "Fig 5" handwritten, appears on the cover page of the illustration.

Showing the valvulotome within the mitral valve

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