Heart Transplantation in a Bridged Patient
This video contains a brief description of the technical aspects of heart transplantation, and an operative video detailing the steps of performing a heart transplantation in a patient with an LVAD.
Content from the Journal of the American Neurological Surgeons.
A 3 cm Single Incision VATS Lobectomy for Lung Cancer
A 54-year-old male consulted for a cough. The computed tomography scan revealed a 3.8 cm mass in the left lower lobe. A bronchoscopy showed a mass in segment 6 of the left bronchus, and a biopsy revealed squamous cell carcinoma. A positron emission tomography scan showed high uptake in the left-lower lobe mass with no…
Right Upper Lobe Lobectomy by Thoracoscopy
The author performed a lobectomy with a video thoracoscope on a 72-year-old male patient with right upper lobe lung squamous cell cancer. There were serious pleural adhesions, many lymph nodes between bronchi, and the interlobular fissures were not complete. This video is available in the CTSNet China Resource Center for CTSNet users who are unable…
Hybrid Approach for Lone Atrial Fibrillation
Mark La Meir of the Academic Hospital Maastricht discusses hybrid surgical options for treating patients with atrial fibrillation. 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 the permission of SCTS. Please…
Transapical Endovascular Aortic Repair: Step-by-Step Approach
This video demonstrates an endovascular aortic repair for a penetrating aortic ulcer. The default access for these cases is the femoral artery. However, due to the complex anatomy of access vessels in this case, the authors opted to use transapical access to advance the stent-graft to the required position.
Aortic Root Replacement for Endocarditis
This video contains a brief case presentation and a step-by-step guide for tackling the problem of aortic root endocarditis. The patient was treated with an aortic root debridement, pericardial patching of the resulting defect, and an aortic root replacement with a Freestyle Valve. This video is available in the CTSNet China Resource Center for CTSNet…
Surgical Options for Left Atrial Appendage
Sacha Salzberg of the HeartClinic Zurich discusses surgical options for treating the left atrial appendage (LAA), including concomitant and stand-alone LAA therapies. Dr. Salzberg also offers insights into the use of the Atriclip and Tiger-Paw devices for LAA treatment. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 80th Annual Meeting…
A 3.5 cm Single Incision VATS Cystotomy and Cappitonage for a 15 cm Hydatid Cyst
A 27-year-old male presented after experiencing chest pain and a cough for a month. Chest computed tomography showed a 15 cm cystic lesion with air-fluid level in the right lower lobe. A single incision VATS cystotomy and cappitonage was performed through a 3.5 cm incision for a 15 cm hydatid cyst. This video is available…
Mini-Bentall Procedure
This video demonstrates a mini-bentall procedure, where an aortic root replacement with re-implantation of the coronary buttons is performed via a minimally invasive approach. The patient, a body builder, was found to have a leaking pseudo-unicuspid aortic valve, a 4.5 cm aortic root aneurysm, and a 4.5 cm mid-ascending aortic aneurysm. An aortic root and…
VATS Right Upper Lobectomy in a Patient With Previous Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy and Radiotherapy
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…
Who Should Have Concomitant Atrial Ablation? Lessons From the AMAZE Trial
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…
Two Strategies for Hybrid Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Young Adults
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…
CT Screening From the Patient’s Perspective
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.
Aortic Valve Replacement With a Tissue Valve: Operative Technique
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.
Robot-Assisted Resection of a Left Apical Schwannoma
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…
The Frozen Elephant Trunk: Indications, Technique, and Results
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…