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April saw a wide variety of content published on CTSNet. Popular articles published this month include two videos from Dr. Tristan Yan’s off-pump CABG series, important news in CT surgery, and a... More
August 3, 2020
This video demonstrates the diverticulectomy and the myotomy of the cricopharyngeus muscle by means of a six centimeter neck incision.
July 31, 2020
This video presents the first application of a novel hybrid graft for frozen elephant trunk surgery.
July 30, 2020
Complex reoperative arch and root surgery can be safely performed using moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion along with intermittent upper and lower body retrograde perfusion.
July 30, 2020
This video depicts the "hybrid" reconstruction utilized to reconstruct an emergent rupture of the distal aortic arch in a patient with a previous type I dissection repair.
July 29, 2020
This video demonstrates a fifth sternotomy for triple valve replacement via combined extended Manouguian and Guiraudon vertical transseptal approach.
July 28, 2020
This video demonstrates the technique of robotic-assisted left atrial appendage exclusion with an atrial clip.
July 22, 2020
The authors discuss the operative steps for homograft aortic root replacement in complex aortic root abscess in a patient with prosthetic valve endocarditis.
July 20, 2020
This video shows how a partial anomalous pulmonary vein connection and sinus venosus atrial septal defect may be solved through a minimally invasive approach.
July 15, 2020
Filmed at the 2020 STS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mara Antonoff moderates a discussion on maintaining physical health to prevent burnout in cardiothoracic surgery.
July 15, 2020
In this video, the authors present the clinical case of a 67-year-old woman with an oncological history of endometrial stromal sarcoma treated with surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy who underwent several pulmonary metastasectomies in practically all the pulmonary lobes during the last eight years.