Content from the Journal of the American Neurological Surgeons.
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy is a heterogeneous cardiac disease with a complex anatomical substratum. Surgery is fundamental not only in bringing symptoms relief, but also survival benefit. In experienced centers, surgery can be low risk and deliver excellent outcomes. To do so, many anatomical components must be investigated with meticulous imaging to develop a tailored surgical…
This video illustrates a robotic assisted right apical S1 lung anatomical segmentectomy and radical lymphadenectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) performed with the DaVinci Xi surgical system. The video highlights the importance of using 3D reconstruction to guide the surgical procedure and face the anatomical and technical challenges of lung complex segmentectomies approached by…
This is the winning video in the 9th Annual Resident Video Competition. View the interview with the winner. There are three types of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS): neurogenic (the majority of cases), arterial, and venous. Neurogenic TOS requires extensive workup prior to surgery, and Botox injections into the scalene muscles can both treat and diagnose the…
This is a recording of an educational webinar held by LifeNet Health in collaboration with Infirmary Health System featuring Dr. Kareem Bedeir and Dr. Peter Pluscht. The presenters discussed the evidence supporting the Ross procedure as the most favorable AVR modality in selected patients. The webinar also highlights the presenters’ preferred surgical technique and touches…
In an interview with CTSNet Allied Health Editor Jill Ley, Cristina Ruiz Segria and Richard van Valen introduce the EACTS Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Fellowship in partnership with AtriCure. The fellowship allows nurses and allied health professionals to earn a €5,200 grant and visit a cardiothoracic center in Europe. During this time, fellows can…
In this series of surgical videos by Professor Tristan Yan from the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia, he demonstrates essential techniques of total arterial anaortic off-pump bypass grafting, using the left internal mammary artery and left radial artery to achieve complete surgical revascularization. In this video, he rotates the heart toward the right…
This video presents the case of a rare complication of microwave ablation (MWA) in a thirty-three-year-old woman with lung metastases from colon cancer. The patient has a medical history of metastatic colon cancer, smoking, and alcohol use. Previous surgeries include segmental colon and liver resections. Massive pulmonary necrosis and tension pneumothorax developed after ablation and…
At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting. Editor in Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Professor Raja Flores, chief of thoracic surgery at Mount Sinai School…
Watch Robert J.M. Klautz, M.D., Ph.D., from Leiden University present data analysis demonstrating hemodynamic performance that can generally be expected for specific valve models and sizes. Disclaimer The information in this video is intended only for healthcare professionals in countries where these Medtronic products and therapies are approved or available for use. The content may…
This video is a part of CTSNet’s World’s Best Centers for Cardiothoracic Surgery: United States series. View every video in the World’s Best series and stay tuned for more. Watch Dr. Edward Soltesz, a cardiac surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, discuss and demonstrate his method for performing a Bio-Bentall procedure and myectomy. Disclaimer The information…
The classic cone repair was defined by Da Silva based on the Carpentier experience for tricuspid valve repair in Ebstein anomaly (1). This operation mainly consists of separating the tricuspid valve leaflets from the annulus, proximal displacement, and rotation of the leaflets to cover the entire new annular area when the septal leaflet is absent…
A collection of congenital cardiac defects known as TAPVC are those in which the pulmonary veins empty into the right atrium or any of its branches. Based on the level of the anomalous connecting vein’s connection, TAPVCs are divided into four categories: supracardiac, cardiac, infracardiac, and mixed. By determining whether restricted pulmonary venous drainage is…
At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting. CTSNet Editor in Chief Prof. Joel Dunning spoke with Prof. Alan Sihoe, a thoracic surgeon at CUHK Medical…
In our previous video, a radial artery to LIMA ‘T’ graft was performed without manipulating the ascending aorta. In this video, Professor Tristan Yan performs a side-to-side LIMA to LAD anastomosis as part of the no-touch anaortic off-pump surgery. This technique was first pioneered by Dr. Don Ross and Dr. John Bereton at the Royal…
This video is a part of CTSNet’s World’s Best Centers for Cardiothoracic Surgery: United States series. View every video in the World’s Best series and stay tuned for more. While at the Cleveland Clinic, Prof. Joel Dunning made sure to highlight the importance of an effective allied health team in the cardiothoracic surgery department. In…
The Patient In this video, the authors present the case of a minimally invasive resection of an infected CCAM in an adult. The patient is a twenty-nine-year-old African-American man who presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath and a productive green frothy cough for one and a half weeks. His past medical history…
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