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Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates a long LAD endarterectomy with vein valve removal, calcium clearance, and LIMA to vein patch.
April 19, 2018
This video reviews the technical details of a robotic left upper lobe posterior segmentectomy, using indocyanine green and navigational bronchoscopy.
April 18, 2018
The authors present the minimally invasive management of a proximal left lower lobe carcinoid with endobronchial extension.
April 18, 2018
Dr David Rice discusses CTSNet's first Thoracic Guest Editor Series, which highlights the importance of the robot for minimally invasive approaches to general thoracic surgery.
April 17, 2018
This video shows a right minithoracotomy for a complex mitral and tricuspid repair.
April 16, 2018
This video demonstrates a VATS resection of a congenital lobar emphysema in a young woman with spontaneous pneumothorax, and the author discusses the presence of osseous metaplasia of the lung.
April 13, 2018
CTSNet is excited to announce that “Anastomotic Techniques for Robotic Beating-Heart Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass (TECAB)” by Brian Mitzman won first place in the 2017 Resident Video Competition.
April 12, 2018
This video describes the steps for a minimally invasive, resource-limited ASD closure, and the relevant technical pearls and pitfalls are emphasized.
April 11, 2018
This video demonstrates a uniportal VATS anatomical resection of the anterior segment of the left upper lobe for a lung nodule.
April 10, 2018
This video demonstrates the radical resection of a right heart angiosarcoma, followed by composite reconstruction of the right atrium and the superior vena cava with bovine pericardial patches and a polytetrafluoroethylene vascular prosthesis.
April 9, 2018
The authors present a video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a left lower lobe multifocal lung cancer, followed by a discussion of the management of multifocal lung cancer.