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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 26, 2024
A 38-year-old male with hypoplastic left heart syndrome underwent all three stages of palliation as a child. He presented with a small and calcified Fontan conduit. The decision was made to convert to an extracardiac Fontan.
November 21, 2024
This contemporary video demonstrates the step-by-step process of placing a pigtail catheter to treat both pneumothorax and effusion.
November 21, 2024
CTSNet continued its webinar series partnership with the ASAIO Journal on November 14, 2024, by enrolling cardiac surgery and heart failure professionals engaged to discuss the topic, "Non-LVAD and Non-CRT Device Options in Heart Failure." Panelists included Amit N. Vora, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, of Yale University, and Ulrich P. Jorde, MD, of Montefiore Health System.
November 20, 2024
CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Professor Enoch Akowuah about the challenges facing cardiothoracic surgery.
November 18, 2024
This video demonstrates the successful use of a coronary stentectomy and endarterectomy in a 54-year-old woman with in-stent restenosis in eight drug-eluting stents in the LAD. This case emphasizes intraoperative techniques and postoperative care to prevent ischemia and thrombosis.
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 25, 2024
In this video, a surgeon provides a detailed drawing of a heart with a quadrileaflet aortic valve.