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CTSNet Summarized—Top Congenital and Thoracic Procedure Videos of 2024
This year, thoracic and congenital submissions to CTSNet spanned a variety of fascinating procedures, from subaortic membrane resection and septal myectomy to emergency anterior bilateral thoracotomy. Read on for a quick overview of the most popular thoracic and congenital videos on CTSNet in 2024 and stay tuned for many more in 2025.
Congenital
1.) Subaortic Membrane Resection and Septal Myectomy
By Amr Alsalakawy, Mohamed Adel, Ahmed Mahgoub, Hatem Hosny
The most popular congenital video of 2024 is the case of a nine-year-old male with severe sub-valvular stenosis caused by a discrete subaortic membrane and interventricular septum hypertrophy. The surgical technique included excision of the subaortic membrane, mobilization of the left and right fibrous trigons, and extended septal myectomy.
2.) How I Do It: Pediatric Orthotopic Heart Transplant
By Alan ODonnell, David Lehenbauer
This highly rated congenital video demonstrates how Dr. David Lehenbauer performs a heart transplant in a pediatric patient with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Thoracic
1.) A Simple and Effective Technique for Diaphragm Plication
By Rihards Mikilps-Mikgelbs, Marina Gaidukova, Ints Siliņš
The most popular thoracic video of 2024 demonstrates the authors’ technique for minimally invasive diaphragm plication in a sixty-year-old woman with right-sided diaphragmatic paralysis.
2.) Emergency Anterior Bilateral Thoracotomy
This top-rated thoracic video demonstrates a bilateral anterior thoracotomy or clamshell thoracotomy. A clamshell thoracotomy is used primarily to treat cardiac tamponade as a potential cause of death. The goals are to release cardiac tamponade, control hemorrhage, and restart the heart.
View the top thoracic videos and top congenital videos from 2023.
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