Content from the Journal of the American Neurological Surgeons.
Distinguished thoracic surgeon Dr. Willard A. Fry died on April 29, 2025. Beginning in 1966, he established a remarkable career at Evanston Hospital, Illinois, USA, where he became the chief of general thoracic surgery until his retirement after approximately 40 years. His professional mentor was William E. Adams, professor of surgery at the University of…
Bilateral lung transplantation after prior cut and sew MAZE presents a challenging technical scenario because severe calcifications within the left atrium and pulmonary veins make it difficult to safely clamp and sew the pulmonary vein anastomosis. To safely perform the pulmonary vein anastomosis, the surgeons converted a typical venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) approach to…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video demonstrates a 63-year-old male with a prior type A aortic dissection status post repair, who presented with a residual type B dissection and an aneurysm. The key steps of the procedure are outlined and…
The Ross and Ross-Konno procedures remain the optimal surgical options for aortic valve replacement in small children. However, a major drawback is the eventual need for reintervention due to the degeneration of the homograft in the pulmonary position. To address this, the authors have developed a technique that incorporates the right atrial appendage (RAA) valve—previously…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) following acute myocardial infarction is a lethal complication that necessitates emergent surgical intervention due to the sequelae of cardiac tamponade and cardiogenic shock. Achieving durable surgical repair is technically challenging…
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 case demonstrates the repair of a membranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) several weeks post transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with an unappreciated root rupture. The patient required VSD patching as well as root enlargement using a modified Manouguian technique to place a 25 mm tissue valve. She also had a significant right coronary lesion,…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. In this video, the authors present a right robotic-assisted azygous lobectomy. An azygos lobe is found in less than one percent of the population (1). An azygous lobe forms when the azygous vein invaginates into the…
Primary chest wall sarcomas are rare malignancies that require complete surgical resection, which remains the mainstay of treatment (1). Different histological subtypes, such as chondrosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, exhibit distinct biological characteristics, therapeutic approaches, and prognoses. The margins of resection are crucial, as R0 resection is associated with significantly better overall survival compared to positive…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. The authors present a case of an on-pump beating heart mitral valve repair performed minimally invasively through a small right anterior thoracotomy. The patient was a 74-year-old male with a prior history of coronary artery bypass grafting…
At the 2024 EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting. At the 2024 EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Lorena Montes spoke with Dr. Faisal Bakaeen, Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Proper management of uncommon transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) complications, such as retrograde embolization to the left ventricle, gained particular importance as their incidencec continued to increase. The authors describe a high-risk patient in whom a…
This video demonstrates a uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) right segment 7 segmentectomy. This was a rare procedure that nicely delineated the anatomy and how it was visible from an anterior uniport VATS approach. The patient was a 67-year-old male with a background of rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma who had recently undergone liver resection (segment 6) for metastasis.…
This case involved a 59-year-old woman who had previously undergone aortic valve replacement (AVR) and ascending aortic replacement and developed Staphylococcus epidermidis endocarditis. The operation began by commencing venous drainage of the patient, followed by application of the cross-clamp before starting aortic perfusion to stop any debris from dislodging to the brain. Upon opening the…
In this CTSNet series, Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang presents innovative, totally endoscopic cardiac procedures for a variety of conditions. Stay tuned for more series videos in the coming weeks. The authors present the case of a 54-year-old female with a history of intravenous drug abuse (IVDA) who was now in remission. She had been treated several years prior…
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…
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