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This video demonstrates a total robotic left pneumonectomy following neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in a 70-year-old patient with Stage IIIA adenocarcinoma.
November 21, 2024
This contemporary video demonstrates the step-by-step process of placing a pigtail catheter to treat both pneumothorax and effusion.
November 20, 2024
CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Professor Enoch Akowuah about the challenges facing cardiothoracic surgery.
November 14, 2024
Uniportal robotic-assisted extended thymectomy is a minimally invasive technique that combines the benefits of robotic surgery with a single-port approach, which may provide enhanced precision and faster recovery while maintaining safety and oncological efficacy. This video demonstrates a uniportal robotic-assisted extended thymectomy.
November 4, 2024
This video demonstrates a bi-portal VATS lower lobectomy that has been performed using the ArtiSential Bipolar Precise Dissector.
October 31, 2024
The authors developed a cost-effective, high-fidelity simulation for VATS wedge resection training using an ex-vivo porcine lung with simulated lung nodules in the form of cherry tomatoes affixed with cyanoacrylate glue that is assessed with an Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) tool.
Emergency VATS Esophagectomy for T4 Esophageal Cancer With Massive Hematemesis in an Elderly Patient
October 29, 2024
This video demonstrates that emergency minimally invasive esophagectomy is a safe and feasible option for elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer and life-threatening bleeding.
October 24, 2024
A 37-year-old female athlete with severe pectus excavatum with hemodynamic repercussion underwent a successful surgical correction using the cross-bar technique and cryoanalgesia for pain management.
October 10, 2024
This video demonstrates a thoracoscopic resection of esophageal leiomyoma in a 51-year-old female patient who presented with shortness of breath, low appetite, weight loss, and thoracic discomfort for a year.
October 8, 2024
The patient was a 68-year-old male with a type 3 paraesophageal hernia (PEH) recurrence post receiving a Nissen fundoplication. This video demonstrates a robotic hernia repair, which required the use of both abdominal and thoracic entry approaches.
October 3, 2024
Robotic-assisted double docking subxiphoid thymectomy is a safe, effective, and reproducible method for performing radical thymectomies. This procedure eliminates the need for VATS subxiphoid dissection, a large incision at the subxiphoid area, and a specialized subxiphoid port.