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This video shows a sleeve microlobectomy of the right upper lobe. The patient presented with a 3 cm proximal tumor at the orifice of the right upper lobe. The authors utilized a microlobectomy approach, with three 5 mm ports in the intercostal spaces and a 12 mm subxiphoid port. All dissection was performed via the…
This video demonstrates a valve-sparing root replacement (David procedure) with removal of the papillary fibroelastoma and reconstruction of the valve using 180° commissure orientation and cusp plications. A 34 mm straight Dacron graft was used. The base of the prosthesis and the coronary ostia were marked with radiopaque markers.
Jeffrey Jacobs, Vinay Badhwar, Ivan Crosby, and Thomas Daniel share their stories of surgical volunteerism and how they have assisted cardiothoracic surgical programs abroad. Click below to view the full article. This article originally appeared in the Summer 2013 edition of STS News. Article posted with the permission of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Joel Dunning presents a full-length documentary on renowned general thoracic surgeon, Robert Cerfolio. Dr. Cerfolio is a past president of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and Section Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA. In this film, Mr. Dunning spends a full day with Dr. Cerfolio, observing three major…
Hans-Joachim Schaefers of Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany, discusses the pathophysiology of functional mitral regurgitation. Dr. Schaefers stresses the importance of addressing the ventricular component of the disease to achieve a durable repair. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic…
Methods The patient was a 78-year-old male who presented with a symptomatic Type V thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. A left retroperitoneal approach via the 8th intercostal space was performed and the left common femoral artery and vein were cannulated. The aorta was mobilized at the level of the left inferior pulmonary ligament and below the renal arteries.…
VATS can be safely used for dissection of masses in the visceral mediastinum. This video presents the case of a 31-year-old man diagnosed with a metastatic germ cell tumor, and successfully treated with a three-port posterior approach VATS.
John Pepper of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, London, United Kingdom, considers the causes of vein graft occlusion and discusses possible ways to improve results. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. This content…
This video shows a robotic left lower lobectomy with the incidental discovery of the superior pulmonary vein coming from a strange anatomical location. When trying to identify the superior pulmonary vein, an aberrant pulmonary vein was found leading into the innominate vein.
This video demonstrates a Mexican modification to the traditional Maze III procedure, which was initially described by Dr. James Cox. This technique is ideal for patients with mitral valve disease and atrial fibrillation who are undergoing surgery. This modification allows the surgeon to better control the base of the left atrial appendage and the surrounding…
This video demonstrates video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedure performed on a 16-year-old male who had been stabbed in the right lower chest. The knife caused a 2 cm wound, penetrating through the chest wall into lung and diaphragm. The patient was taken to his local hospital, where a chest drain was inserted to drain the…
View an SCTS and Bupa patient resource explaining how to continue recovery at home after undergoing cardiothoracic surgery. Click below to view the full patient guide. This patient resource is provided by SCTS and Bupa.
In an interview filmed at the 2016 STS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, Leanne Harling speaks with Daniela Molena, Director of the Esophageal Surgery Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. Dr. Molena discusses her approach to minimally invasive and robotic esophageal surgery.
Dirk Van Raemdonck of University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, presents an overview of mediastinal masses. He discusses the most common lesions in the different compartments, and how they should be managed. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great…
This is a video of a robotic left lower lobe sleeve lobectomy. A 4.0 V-lock suture is used to perform the anastomosis, which is a barbed suture with an eyelet at the end to reduce the requirement for knot tying. A subxiphoid port is used to remove the lobe. The patient went home two days…
A 64-year-old man was admitted to the emergency room with acute inferior wall infarction, which was confirmed by echocardiogram and ECG. The patient was immediately taken for primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of the right coronary artery (RCA). He was discharged but continued to have breathlessness and was readmitted in 2008. The patient was…
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