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The Cox-Maze procedure is an effective and successful method of surgical ablation. However, for lone atrial fibrillation cases, invasive sternotomy is not feasible. Patients with persistent atrial... More
April 30, 2024
April saw a wide variety of content published on CTSNet. Popular articles published this month include two videos from Dr. Tristan Yan’s off-pump CABG series, important news in CT surgery, and a comprehensive webinar on the Ross procedure.
April 29, 2024
This video demonstrates the authors’ technique for minimally invasive diaphragm plication.
April 23, 2024
In this video, the authors demonstrate a redo pulmonary vein stenosis correction in a twenty-three-month-old child after an initial correction of totally anomalous pulmonary venous return in the first month of life.
April 17, 2024
This interview celebrates the long career of British cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Michael E. Cowen. He leaves a legacy of pioneering robotic thoracic surgery and trainee education.
April 11, 2024
This video demonstrates the third redo slide tracheoplasty and esophagoplasty in a fifteen-month-old following button battery ingestion on VA-ECMO.
April 4, 2024
This video presents a complication of microwave ablation (MWA) in a thirty-three-year-old woman with lung metastases from colon cancer.
March 27, 2024
Watch Yolonda Colson and Jennifer Romano lead a recent webinar including discussions on leadership from Jessica Donington, Nuria Novia, and more.
March 26, 2024
This video demonstrates surgeon-powered robotics for anatomical lung resection.
March 20, 2024
This video discusses when and how to perform esophageal lengthening in paraesophageal hernia repair.
March 15, 2024
The authors of this video demonstrate a right upper lobectomy for a large pulmonary hydatid cyst using uniportal VATS.