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. 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…
Introduction A 77-year-old male developed a small tracheoesophageal fistula following pill impaction, which was initially treated unsuccessfully with esophageal stents, a tracheal stent, and a gastrostomy tube with tube feeds. He was referred to the authors’ institution for further management due to ongoing cough and aspiration. A barium swallow demonstrated a persistent fistula approximately 5…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Extrinsic left main coronary artery (LMCA) compression can be caused by pulmonary artery (PA) enlargement in the setting of pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). Due to the proximity to the LMCA, a dilated PA trunk or aneurysm…
History A 16-year-old male with no past medical history initially presented for evaluation of xiphodynia. He reported that he had a prominent protrusion from the inferior aspect of his sternum, which caused him pain when lying prone and when diving during volleyball. A preoperative computed tomography (CT) scan incidentally revealed a 2.0 cm x 2.5…
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video demonstrates the technique of open cut down femoral vessel cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures. The case involved a 36-year-old male patient with severe aortic regurgitation and preserved…
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 52-year-old male patient who presented with dyspnea on exertion and fatigue. The patient’s workup demonstrated a large 4 cm right atrial mass…
Introduction The Pentalogy of Cantrell is a constellation of multiple congenital anomalies that includes defects in supraumbilical peritoneum, anterior diaphragm, apical pericardium, and the lower end of the sternum. In this video, the authors describe a novel subxiphoid approach to address these challenges. Case Presentation An otherwise asymptomatic neonate presented with pulsatile epigastric mass.…
This video demonstrates the case of a 60-year-old male patient who had streptococcus viridans endocarditis on a prosthetic valve. This was his third operation, as he initially had a bioprosthetic valve and then, 10 years ago, Dr. Vince Gaudiani revised it with a mechanical valve and performed a mitral valve repair. However, the patient recently…
