This case highlights a technique for resection of a chest wall lesion that was not able to be identified externally. While most osteochondromas and other chest wall maladies are externally evident, some require intrathoracic, thoracoscopic evaluation to carefully guide resection.
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January 25, 2024
This article introduces a safe, easy-to-learn eight-step technique for the laparoscopic abdominal portion of a minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy involving optimized exposure, lymph node dissection, and gastric conduit creation to reduce operative time and expand procedure adoption.
January 25, 2024
In this episode of CTSNet’s flagship podcast, editor in chief Joel Dunning runs through the latest, most popular content on ctsnet.org—the largest online community of CT surgeons and source of CT surgery information—and breaking cardiothoracic surgery news and research from around the world.
January 22, 2024
This video demonstrates a robotic assisted lung sparing resection of the left mainstem bronchus through a right-sided approach.
January 18, 2024
In this episode of CTSNet’s flagship podcast, editor in chief Joel Dunning runs through the latest, most popular content on ctsnet.org—the largest online community of CT surgeons and source of CT surgery information—and breaking cardiothoracic surgery news and research from around the world.
January 15, 2024
This video illustrates a step-by-step approach to a right VATS segmentectomy of segments seven and eight of the lung, offering insights into the intricate surgical procedure and anatomy.
January 12, 2024
As a part of the 2023 joint international conference of the African Academy for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery and the African Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, Dr. Dominique Vervoort presented his perspective on access to cardiothoracic surgery resources amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 11, 2024
This cross-sectional analysis of data from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Association of American Medical Colleges comparing cardiothoracic surgeon faculty demographics and salary between 2019 and 2021 indicates that women comprised 11.5 percent of the cardiothoracic workforce and earned, on average, $0.71 to $0.86 f
January 11, 2024
Spread through air spaces (STAS) is a recently identified marker that predicts worse outcomes in patients with lung cancer and is postulated to be one of the reasons why some patients with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma have uncharacteristically high locoregional recurrence rates.