Content from the Journal of the American Neurological Surgeons.
Robotic thymectomy is an effective therapeutic approach for the treatment of thymic epithelial tumors, offering a low complication rate and favorable oncological outcomes (1). Several techniques have been described for performing robotic thymectomy, including unilateral, bilateral, and subxiphoid approaches (2). Commonly used instruments include the robotic hook or Maryland dissector and fenestrated bipolar forceps. The…
This video is the second-place thoracic winner from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the other winning videos. The patient was a 69-year-old woman, a former smoker, with bilateral subsolid pulmonary lesions smaller than 2 cm and impaired pulmonary function (forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) 68 percent,…
A 64-year-old male, known to have diabetes with macrovascular complications, severe internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis, and left ICA stenting, presented to the emergency room with right lower limb swelling and pain. Ultrasound showed extensive right lower lobe (RLL) deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which was confirmed with computed tomography (CT), revealing thrombosis in the superficial…
This video is the second-place cardiac winner from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the other winning videos. The Konno–Rastan procedure, also known as anterior aortoventriculoplasty, is a well-established technique for aortic valve replacement with annulus enlargement. First described by Rastan and Koncz and also by Konno et al.…
This video illustrates the excision of a subvalvular ring in a 59-year-old woman with aortic regurgitation. A femoral venous cannula and direct aortic cannulation were performed. The aorta was cross-clamped and opened. The valve was excised, which facilitated the assessment of the subvalvular ring. She required a 27 mm biological valve, so a left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT)…
In May 2025, the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery brought together professionals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery to discuss and share knowledge on minimally invasive techniques. Watch for more ISMICS 2025 videos in the coming weeks. At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, President Husam…
This is the winning congenital video from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the thoracic and cardiac first place winners. Click here to watch Dr. Ali Mashadi’s interview with Senior Editor Vince Gaudiani. The authors present an instructional video demonstrating the techniques and modifications for autograft and right ventricular…
In March 2025, the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland held its annual meeting, bringing together professionals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery to discuss the latest advancements in technologies and techniques. Watch for more SCTS 2025 videos in the coming weeks. At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain…
This is the winning thoracic video from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the cardiac and congenital first place winners. Click here to watch Dr. Edward Kim’s interview with CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning. This video showcases a complex, robot-assisted intrapericardial pneumonectomy with bronchoplasty and thymic flap reinforcement in a…
The authors present the case of a 40-year-old male with no prior medical history who reported progressive dysphagia to solids over several months. Imaging with CT and MRI revealed a submucosal esophageal lesion consistent with leiomyoma. The patient underwent a right-sided robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) for tumor resection. Intraoperative methylene blue test showed no mucosal…
This ongoing discussion of cardiac surgical resuscitation (CSR/CALS) management is a five-part series led by CTSNet Senior Editor—Clinical Care Providers Jill Ley, Nurse Educator at Essentials of Cardiac Surgical Resuscitation, featuring a panel of international experts including Tara Bartley, Corporate Lead for Advanced Practice, University Hospitals Sussex; Cristina Ruiz Segria, Surgical Care Practitioner, James Cook…
This is the winning cardiac video from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the thoracic and congenital first place winners. Click here to watch Dr. Anthony Zaki’s interview with CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning. Postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock presents a complex clinical challenge that demands prevention, timely recognition, and early consideration…
Robert Chesley Lowery Jr. was born on October 7, 1949. He was the first in his family to pursue higher education, earning a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from California State University at Los Angeles in 1972. He went on to earn a Doctor of Medicine from the University of San Francisco in 1976. While…
This video is part of the Pulmonary Arterial Reconstruction Series. Click here to explore more videos in this series. This case demonstrated a repeat sternotomy for unifocalization of a residual major aortopulmonary collateral artery (MAPCA) and relief of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction by reconstruction of the right pulmonary artery and conduit rereplacement. A…
This video showcases a totally endoscopic mitral valve replacement (TE-MVR) using a transcatheter device in a patient with a history of mitral commissurotomy. The procedure was performed using a minimally invasive, port-access approach, ensuring precision and reducing surgical trauma. The patient, who had previously undergone mitral commissurotomy, presented with severe mitral valve dysfunction, necessitating valve…
The patient, a 60-year-old male, had previously undergone aortic root replacement due to aortic insufficiency and a bicuspid valve. He suffered from increasing exertional dyspnea. Echocardiography revealed recurrent severe aortic insufficiency, secondary moderate-to-severe mitral insufficiency with marked leaflet tenting, and severe tricuspid insufficiency (pulmonary artery pressure: 70 mmHg). His medical history included heart failure with…
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