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A 72-year-old female, an ex-smoker for 25 years, had an incidental finding of a RUL mass on CT; this was PET positive (SUV 25, T1bN0M0). A CT biopsy demonstrated poorly differentiated carcinoma favoring a lung primary. Her past medical history included: Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy for adenocarcinoma of the lower esophagus T3N1 in January 2011 (the gastric…
Samer Nashef of Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, discusses the AMAZE trial, a double-blind study evaluating the survival and quality of life of patients who receive concomitant maze procedures, and the overall cost-effectiveness of these procedures. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society…
Objectives The advent of hybrid surgical options for treating cardiac disease has integrated the techniques of interventional cardiology with the techniques of cardiac surgery to provide a form of therapy that combines the respective strengths of both fields. This video demonstrates two different hybrid pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) strategies in the increasingly growing young adult…
Laurie Fenton Ambrose, President and CEO of the Lung Cancer Alliance, discusses lung cancer screening from the patient’s perspective. This presentation was originally given at the 27th Annual Meeting of the General Thoracic Surgical Club. This content is published with the permission of GTSC.
This video offers a step-by-step description of how to perform an aortic valve replacement, and was specifically created for cardiothoracic residents and fellows.
A 41-year-old female had an abnormal chest x-ray when assessed for a productive cough. A CT scan showed an apical posterior mass on the left side, and a needle biopsy demonstrated schwannoma. An MRI demonstrated no foraminal invasion. This video demonstrates the robot-assisted resection in this case. The robot is ideally suited for surgery at…
Aung Oo of the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital discusses the advantages of the frozen elephant trunk procedure over the traditional two-stage procedure. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. This content is published with…
This video presents a case report, and then demonstrates the resection of a left atrial-septal tumor using a superior septal approach.
High-resolution three-dimensional imaging technology and navigational systems are increasingly being used in surgery to expedite different surgical procedures, for pre-operative surgical planning, and to provide virtual simulation of a patient’s skeletal changes and new soft tissue profile. Computerized navigation surgery is a surgical modality based on synchronizing the intraoperative position of the instruments with the…
Bicuspid aortic valve affects about one percent of the population. It is a frequent cause of aortic insufficiency, and is also associated with aortic root or ascending aortic aneurysms. Techniques for aortic repair in patients with aortic insufficiency have been standardized and can be performed with satisfactory long term results. Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery…
This time lapse video shows a day in the life of cardiac surgeon Navid Madershahian. Do you want to see another perspective on the life of a cardiothoracic surgeon? The popular CTSNet video, A Day in the Life of a Thoracic Surgeon, shows the experience of a general thoracic surgeon.
Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a novel treatment option for uncontrolled severe asthma that targets the hypertrophied smooth muscle in the airways, which is considered to be part of the pathophysiology of and contributor to asthma symptoms. In May 2010, the FDA approved BT in patients 18 years and older, whose asthma is not well controlled…
Figure 1. Equivalence of length between marginal(primary) and basal (tertiary) chordae. Figure 2. Equivalence of length between marginal(primary) and basal (tertiary) chordae during leftventricular systole. Figure 3. Equivalence of length between marginal(primary) and basal (tertiary) chordae duringleaflet folding. Figure 4. Respect native chordal arrangement. Figure 5. Avoid neochordal shortening to preserve leafletmotion. The excess of tissue must be transferred fromthe atrial surface to the coaptation…
In Memoriam: Mr. Donald Nixon Ross, DSc, FRCS October 4, 1922 to July 7, 2014 We are deeply saddened by the loss of our great teacher Donald Ross, a truly global mentor in cardiac surgery, a friend, a respectful colleague, an admirer, and custodian of our profession, who passed away on July 7, 2014. On behalf…
A 57-year-old female patient, with a 10-year history of recurrent and frequent bronchopulmonary infections due to bronchiectasis, experienced nine months of continuous hemoptysis. The patient’s chest physician referred her to the authors’ department for surgical resection of the diseased left lower lobe of the lung. A single incision VATS (SIVATS) left lower lobectomy was performed…
Cardiac Surgery: Recent Advances and Techniques Editors: Narain Moorjani, Sunil K. Ohri, Andrew S. WechslerCRC Press, December 2013.ISBN 9781444137569 208 pages. £85.00/$139.95 Cardiac Surgery: Recent Advances and Techniques is a new book that systematically reviews the contemporary practice of cardiac surgery from minimally invasive CABG to mechanical circulatory support. Edited by three world-leading surgeons, the…
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