Surgeons at the West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute performed the world’s first combined robotic aortic valve replacement (AVR) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) through a single small incision. The groundbreaking procedure, led by Dr.
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Robotic
December 17, 2024
This video demonstrates a reproducible technique for a robotic-assisted tracheobronchoplasty procedure resulting in rapid improvement of symptoms attributed to severe central airway collapse.
December 13, 2024
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses the robotic market. He explores the new FDA approval for the Johnson & Johnson robotic surgical system for clinical trials, the background of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, and the location for this trial.
December 2, 2024
A step-by-step, innovative surgical tutorial on performing a robotic-assisted carinal reconstruction using only cross-table ventilation.
November 28, 2024
This video demonstrates a total robotic left pneumonectomy following neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in a 70-year-old patient with Stage IIIA adenocarcinoma.
November 22, 2024
At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, T. Sloane Guy presented “Robotic Mitral Surgery Update.”
November 18, 2024
At the 2024 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting, Shuben Li delivered a presentation on “Drawing Before Complex Tubeless Uniportal VATS/RATS.”
November 13, 2024
At the 2024 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Jean-Marc Baste and Isabelle Opitz about their robotic fellowship program.
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 1, 2024
This video shows the first-ever robotic heart transplant in full resolution and was shared by lead surgeon Dr. Feras Khaliel.