Residents is sponsored by an educational grant from  
Medtronic
ABOUT US  |  CONTACT US  | 

Residents

Thoracic Surgery Surveys - Results From Last Month - and a New One

The results of the previous survey "Management of Giant Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia" are available, along with an analysis of the responses by Thoracic Portal Editor Dr. Mark Ferguson.

Also Dr. Ferguson has posed a new situation. "Perioperative Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) Prophylaxis" Please answer the survey so that we can compile data on this difficult clinical problem. It takes less than 3 minutes to complete!

Advanced Techniques in Adult Cardiac Surgery

Advanced Techniques in Adult Cardiac Surgery, sponsored by the EACTS Academy, will be held 20-22 November 2008 in Krakow, Poland. The International Cooperation Committee is repeating a two and a half day teaching course for cardio-thoracic surgeons, centred on advanced surgical techniques in the field of adult cardiac surgery. The course consists of a series of lectures by invited experts addressing various surgical conditions; and direct video transmissions of their surgical procedures. Participants will be able to involve the faculty in direct discussions following the presentations and surgeries.
PROGRAMME
REGISTRATION

New Endovascular Contribution Oct 08

"Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) Balloons" by Matthew J. Kruse, BS and Ali Khoynezhad, MD (shown), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska USA. A new contribution to the "Nuts and Bolts" section of the website.

New Thoracic Video Oct 08

"Pulmonary Artery Sleeve Resection and Angioplastic Reconstruction in Left Upper Lobe Cancer" by Pablo Gamez, MD and David Gomez, MD, Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain.

More Headlines »

Operative Log

Clinical Cases

Lecture Series

John H. Gibbon, Jr Lectures

Grand Rounds

CTSNet Wiki Notes

New Horizons in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Pioneer Interviews

RESIDENTS SECTION EDITORS
FEEDBACK

Have comments or suggestions on this section? Do you have an idea for a contribution you'd like to add?

How To Contribute

Comments

INVITATION TO AUTHORS

Do you have a case presentation to share? Cardiac, thoracic, congenital, and vascular cases are welcome. See submission guidelines.

QUICK LINKS
PROGRAM INFORMATION
CLINICAL RESOURCES
RESIDENTS EDITORIAL BOARD
Copyright © 1998 - 2008 by CTSNet. CTSNet is a registered trademark of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Network.
All rights reserved. See the Expanded Proprietary Legend and Disclaimer.