Content from the Journal of the American Neurological Surgeons.
Dr Peyman Sardari Nia is a Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon in the department of cardiothoracic surgery at Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands, where he specializes in minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery. Dr Sardari Nia earned his MD and his PhD from University Antwerp, Belgium, and underwent residency training in general surgery in the same city.…
Samer Nashef of Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK, discusses the indications for surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation and explores the reasons for a wide variation in practice. He gives preliminary findings from a UK trial. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic…
BackgroundA life-sized chest model with a lifelike texture was developed to simulate thoracoscopic surgery. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for right lower lobectomy was performed using the model. MaterialsThis novel model was developed using a computed tomography (CT) data obtained from a healthy Japanese man. A mold of the chest organs was created by three-dimensional printing,…
In a discussion filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, four allied health professionals considers the new STS protocol for the management of cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery, an expert consensus statement that was published in January 2017. Joel Dunning of James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, is joined by…
Uniportal VATS resection, done through a single port, adds advantages over multiport VATS approaches regarding pain and cosmesis, yet some surgeons do not adopt it as they fear difficulty manipulating multiple instruments in the same port with the camera. The authors present a case of right lower lobe lobectomy for adenocarcinoma with a step-by-step approach,…
Christopher Blauth of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London, UK, gives a brief overview of results from the Convergent Procedure, a hybrid minimally invasive approach to treat lone atrial fibrilation using the nContact/AtriCure device. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for…
This video demonstrates a VATS diaphragm plication in the full 3D in which it was performed. To appreciate the 3-dimensional quality of the video, you will need a 3D screen. The patient had significant shortness of breath and a high and paralyzed left hemidiaphragm. The authors repaired it using one 10 mm port and a…
This video demonstrates a midline sternotomy. The authors detail the procedure in a step-by-step fashion, using diagrams and surgical video to illustrate key technical elements.
Rene Petersen of Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark describes his approach to difficult resections using a VATS approach. He uses several video clips to demonstrate his techniques. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. This…
Research recently published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery retrospectively compares outcomes of treatments for dissection of the descending thoracic or thoracoabdominal aorta. Current standard of care for type B aortic dissection (TBAD) depends on whether or not a patient presents with complications such as malperfusion or rupture. While acute repair is indicated for individuals…
The authors present a right axillary artery cannulation in an elderly patient using the Seldinger technique. During axillary artery cannulation, the portion of the axillary artery between the first rib and the medial border of the pectoralis minor muscle is accessed. There are two ways to cannulate the axillary artery: The direct approach: the artery…
This video demonstrates an infraclavicular approach for the surgical and endovascular management of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome. Also known as effort thrombosis of the axillosubclavian vein, Paget-Schroetter Syndrome is a form of thoracic outlet obstruction that accounts for approximately 1-2% of all venous thromboses. Management includes thrombolysis and surgical decompression. Best practice results are seen with catheter-directed…
The Health, Medicine & the Body Issue of The New Yorker depicting four women surgeons at the operating table has inspired women surgeons around the world to recreate the cover and share their photos as part of the #NYerORCoverChallenge. Women cardiothoracic surgeons took on the challenge, and CTSNet is excited to share the completed photo…
Guy Haywood of Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust in Plymouth, UK, describes a hybrid surgical and catheter approach to the treatment of lone atrial fibrillation. Dr Haywood presents the outcomes of this approach at one year. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for…
Filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, four cardiothoracic surgeons share why and how they have made humanitarian cardiothoracic surgery a part of their careers. Emily Farkas of the ThedaCare Appleton Heart Institute in Wisconsin, is joined by Kathleen Fenton of the William Novick Global Cardiac Alliance, Vinicius Nina of the Federal…
The authors present a case of a 45-year-old woman who received a pericardial patch repair of the right main bronchus intermedius following removal of a bronchogenic cyst, located in the subcarinal area of the airway. To the authors’ knowledge, the da Vinci system and robotic surgery have not previously been applied in bronchial patch repairs…
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