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McKeown esophagectomy is the preferred approach for locally advanced esophageal carcinomas in many centers. In this video, the authors show the technique utilized at Oregon Health & Science University for patients with mid and distal esophageal cancers. This video is also authored by Nathan Bronson, MD, James Dolan, MD, and John Hunter, MD.
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational content in 2016. CTSNet Co-Editor Mark Ferguson presents his choices for the most interesting CTSNet content of last year. 1. Documentary: A Day With Robert CerfolioJoel Dunning, Robert Cerfolio 2. The Future of Image-Guided Surgery in the Era of 3D Printing and HologramsShanda Blackmon, Todd Demmy, Mark Berry,…
In experienced hands, coronary endarterectomy (EA) has been performed with good results. The procedure can facilitate conversion of severe ungraftable disease to a graftable coronary artery, and provide outcomes comparable to CABG. Many surgeons are still reluctant to use coronary EA primarily because of increased mortality and myocardial infarction rate postoperatively compared with CABG alone.…
This video demonstrates the case of a 73-year-old patient with a history of colon carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, and contralateral lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer. The patient was admitted for a 12 mm large nodule in the posterior segment of the right upper lobe. Distant metastasis was excluded and a video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) segmentectomy and…
Left atrial myxomas are the most common type of benign heart tumor. Myxomas are very fragile, and handling can cause the tissue to rupture and lead to microembolization. In this video, the authors demonstrate a “no-touch technique” for the excision of a left atrial myxoma.
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2016. As the year comes to a close, the CTSNet editorial team presents the five most popular roundtable discussions published during 2016. 1. Discussion: the Current Status and Future of Cardiac SurgeryMichael Mack, Joseph Bavaria, Volkmar Falk 2. Management of Porcelain Aorta: Strategies, Tips, and…
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2016. As the year comes to a close, the CTSNet editorial team presents the five most popular pieces of clinical content published during 2016. 1. Should Off-Pump CABG Be Abandoned?Joseph Sabik 2. Aortic Root Enlargement: Modified Manouguian TechniqueGuillermo Stöger 3. ECMO: Past, Present, and FutureRobert…
CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational clinical content in 2016. As the year comes to a close, CTSNet Co-Editor Joel Dunning presents his choices for the most interesting CTSNet content of 2016. 1. Documentary: A Day With Robert CerfolioJoel Dunning, Robert Cerfolio 2. Subxiphoid Uniportal Middle LobectomyJiang Lei, Joel Dunning 3. Humanitarian Mission Work…
Diaphragmatic lacerations are not uncommon after blunt thoraco-abdominal trauma following traffic accidents. Diagnosis can be difficult as clinical presentation is sometimes unclear. VATS is a safe approach to confirm the diagnosis and treat the condition. This video presents the case of an 86-year-old woman with a grade IV injury.
Friedrich Mohr and Martin Misfeld from the Leipzig Heart Center in Leipzig, Germany, present this operative video on their minimally invasive mitral valve surgery technique. Introduced in 2000, the Leipzig “Loop technique” simplifies complex repairs of mitral disease by using Gore-Tex loops. The full description of the technique is available at Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery.…
This video demonstrates the repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage of the left side in an 8-year-old boy. The repair was performed less invasively via bilateral anterior mini-thoracotomies. This approach provides excellent visualization of the vertical vein and left atrium, and may be a safer approach, since a sternotomy is not needed.
View an SCTS and Bupa patient resource describing rehabilitation programs post cardiac surgery. Click below to view the full patient guide. This patient resource is provided by SCTS and Bupa.
Paul Van Schil of the Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium, discusses the evidence for pulmonary metastasectomy and methods for improving local control. 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.…
The authors present the case of a 42-year-old male patient with a chest x-ray that suggested a cyst abutting his left diaphragm. The CT scan suggested a cyst with homogenous radiological density, closely related to the esophagus. A duplication cyst was also suspected. This video describes the steps taken to access the cyst through the…
The inferior epigastric artery has been used as an alternative arterial conduit in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Harvesting the inferior epigastric artery requires a long single or double abdominal paramedian incision. This video demonstrates the authors’ approach to using a transverse suprapubic incision, as previously described (1). A minimally invasive approach utilizing a single…
This video shows a microsurgical approach to the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. A surgical incision of less than 2 cm in length was performed on the mid-axillary line in the 8th intercostal space. Using a 5 mm diameter 30 degree thoracoscope, a distrophic area at the apex of the superior lobe was identified. A…
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