Content from the Journal of the American Neurological Surgeons.
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Objective: Segmentectomy for peripheral early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has become common in many institutions. Anterior basilar, or S8 segmentectomy, is one of the most challenging pulmonary segmentectomies to perform. Variable peripheral bronchovascular anatomy and…
Explantation of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) prostheses is currently the fastest-growing operation in cardiac surgery. To date, the quoted morbidity and mortality rates are unacceptably high. Therefore, safe operative options are mandatory. The challenge is generally due to the extensive tissue ingrowth and fibrosis. In this video, the authors describe a novel chest tube…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. A 71-year-old male patient was admitted to the clinic with back pain, claudication, colic pain, and mild dyspnea. He had a past medical history of hypertension, abdominal aortic aneurysm, and umbilical hernia. He underwent umbilical hernia…
Dr. Ahmad Ali Amirghofran was born in Tehran, Iran, and later moved with his family to the historic city of Shiraz, where he lives and practices medicine. His cardiac surgery training consisted of two years at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, followed by an additional two years in London, where he trained in congenital heart…
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 video shows two examples of left video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) left atrial appendage clipping, focusing on the three elements of port placement, pericardial opening, and perfect clip placement. This technique is increasingly used by surgeons as a standalone procedure or as part of surgical atrial fibrillation ablation in either the Convergent or totally thoracoscopic…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. A 50-year-old female presented with asymptomatic aortic coarctation and a large aortic arch pseudoaneurysm, which was discovered during a health screening. Her CT scan showed a 5 cm pseudoaneurysm in the mid-to-distal arch, with coarctation distal…
Mitral annular disjunction is described as pathological dehiscence between the posterior mitral annulus and the compact left ventricular myocardium on the back wall of the left ventricle. The myocardium in the gap is replaced by fibrous connective tissue. It is believed to cause malignant arrhythmias and is associated with a higher risk of sudden cardiac…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. The patient was a 67-year-old male with no significant past medical history who presented to the emergency department with acute on chronic hemoptysis. The patient reportedly had episodes of hemoptysis that lasted several days and occurred…
Coronary arteries often follow a subepicardial trajectory, penetrating the myocardium only near their conclusion. Occasionally, a portion of the epicardial artery may have an intramural trajectory, commonly termed as a myocardial bridge. The left anterior descending (LAD) artery is most likely to have an intramyocardial course compared to other coronary arteries (1). In a completed…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Total arch surgery is the gold standard procedure for the repair of entry tears and false lumen-related complications in patients who have previously undergone surgery for acute type A aortic dissections. Although satisfactory outcomes have been…
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…
