Content from the Journal of the American Neurological Surgeons.
This video shows the case of a young male who presented with a large obstructing ambiguous right ventricular mass that involved the tricuspid valve and the right atrium. The surgery consisted of an extirpation of this mass and replacement of the tricuspid valve. A brief case presentation is followed by the narrated operative video.
Neil Moat of the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom, discusses the respect philosophy in mitral valve surgery. Mr. Moat shares an overview of the resect versus respect debate and discusses the impact of technological advancements, such as the use of PTFE neochordae and annuloplasty rings, which have made the respect approach a viable option…
This video illustrates a novel technique for repairing a type A aortic dissection. The anastomoses were easily completed with the use of vascular ring connectors. An elephant trunk was inserted into the proximal descending thoracic aorta using a guidewire-pulling technique.
CTSNet published over 100 pieces of innovative and educational clinical content in 2014. As the year comes to a close, Arie Blitz, CTSNet Deputy Editor, presents his choices for the most interesting content of 2014. A Day in a Heart Surgeon’s LifeNavid Madershahian Evolution of the Surgical Maze ProcedureJames Cox How To Place a Patient…
CTSNet published over 100 pieces of innovative and educational clinical content in 2014. As the year comes to a close, Mark Ferguson, CTSNet Co-Editor, presents his choices for the most interesting content of 2014. da Vinci Robot Paints a Mini Van GoghCharles Anderson High-Fidelity Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair SimulatorPeyman Sardari Nia Single Port Video-Assisted…
CTSNet published over 100 pieces of innovative and educational clinical content in 2014. As the year comes to a close, the CTSNet editorial team presents the five most popular roundtable discussions published in 2014. 1. Evolving Concepts and Technologies in Mitral Valve RepairRuediger LangeFrancis WellsDavid Adams 2. Mitral Valve Repair vs. Replacement: Indications and Problem…
CTSNet published over 100 pieces of innovative and educational clinical content in 2014. As the year comes to a close, the CTSNet editorial team presents the five most popular pieces of clinical content published in 2014. 1. A Day in a Heart Surgeon’s LifeNavid Madershahian 2. ITA Harvest: Simplified Step-by-Step ApproachAhmed OudaTamer GhazyKlaus MatschkeUtz Kappert…
Alessandro Brunelli of St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom, discusses the benefits of digital chest drainage after lobectomy and segmentectomy. Dr. Brunelli shares results from the Objective and Subjective Outcomes of an Electronic Chest Drainage System Trial, which showed that the use of a digital drainage system lead to earlier removal of chest tubes…
This experimental video shows a total reconstruction of the aortic valve with autologous pericardium using the author’s method of patch tailoring. In this method, the three inter-commissural distances are measured after the native valve excision, and the parameters are determined using the author’s formulas (1). The single patch is tailored with all three leaflets nearby.…
In 2011, the patient, a 29-year-old male, presented to an outside facility with atypical chest pain. A chest x-ray revealed a right paratracheal mass. An MRI showed a 5 x 5 x 6 cm cystic mass, consistent with a bronchogenic cyst. The patient chose to observe the mass. In 2013, repeat imaging with a CT…
A 54-year-old male was admitted with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction (MI) after experiencing chest pain for a week. On admission, the patient was in gross pulmonary edema and was found to have inferior wall MI with posterior ventricular septal defect (VSD) and moderate mitral regurgitation (MR). He was stabilized on an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), and a…
In this oral history interview, William Stoney talks with Harvey W. Bender, a past president of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Bender shares that his path to cardiothoracic surgery was a fortuitous one, as he originally planned to be a veterinarian. Dr. Bender discusses his long career and…
Andrew Goodwin of James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, discusses the MAVRIC trial, which is focused on minimally-invasive manubrium-limited AVR as opposed to conventional sternotomy. Mr. Goodwin describes the manubrium-limited AVR procedure and outlines the randomized controlled study. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 80th Annual Meeting…
The authors present the case of a 69-year-old woman who was admitted to their division with a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the upper lobe of the right lung. The preoperative chest CT-scan showed the presence of a right-sided aortic arch. A right aortic arch is a rare congenital defect, often asymptomatic, and is usually diagnosed…
Originally presented at the 2014 STSA Annual Meeting Objectives: The repair of bicuspid valves with aortic insufficiency has become routine and leaflet reconstruction techniques are now standardized. Long-term results are good, but some patients experience late-repair failure due to progressive annular dilatation. This video illustrates bicuspid annular stabilization during repair using a geometric annuloplasty ring…
In this video, the authors present their technique for aortic root replacement using a freestyle aortic root prosthesis and a Dacron graft, thus achieving a “Biological Bentall.” This technique could be extremely beneficial for all patients requiring a classical Bentall procedure, but with specific indications for a biological solution. This video shows the full technique…
