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As a part of the 2023 Australian Thoracic Aortic Symposium, Prof. Tilo Kolbel presented on how to identify false lumen occlusion techniques in chronic TBAD and how they function. Prof. Kolbel is a professor of vascular surgery and a cardiothoracic surgeon at the University of Hamburg in Germany and served as an international guest presenter…
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has become the choice of modality for thoracic surgeons globally because it reduces the rate of postoperative morbidities and shortens hospital stay without compromise to oncological outcomes. Recently, robotic surgery has gained popularity, offering greater precision via robotic wristed instruments under the latest 3D camera vision in abdominal as well as…
At the 2023 EACTS 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 Cardiac Editor Dr. Lorena Montes caught up with Prof. Teresa M. Kieser about her involvement as the…
This video is the third-place winner from CTSNet’s 2023 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the other winning videos. Patients who undergo rapid cannulation for ECMO cardiopulmonary bypass resuscitation (eCPR) have large cannulas placed in the femoral vessels. When ECMO is no longer needed these cannulas have typically been removed. The…
This video is the second-place winner from CTSNet’s 2023 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the other winning videos. The near-infrared fluorescence imaging system is an innovative technology that can help surgeons to easily and safely perform video-assisted thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation for the treatment of chylothorax. This video presents two…
This is the first-place winning video from the 2023 CTSNet Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the runner-up and third place winner. Watch Prof. Amirghofran’s Interview with CTSNet Senior Editor Prof. Sameh Said regarding his presentation at the 2023 EACTS Annual Meeting. Advanced techniques in tricuspid valve repair have made it…
In this video, the author demonstrates a robotic left atrial myxoma resection. The author uses the same approach for all valve operations including AVRs and MV repairs, and an identical approach for HOCM. This video demonstrates the same technique being applicable to myxoma resection. Four 8 mm Intuitive robotic ports were used for the endoscope…
As a part of the 2023 Australian Thoracic Aortic Symposium, Dr. Aung Oo presented on his methods for bottom-up thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Dr. Oo is a cardiothoracic surgeon at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, UK. View Dr. Oo’s CTSNet profile for more of his articles and videos on topics in cardiac surgery. Disclaimer The…
With the evolution of technology, thoracic endovascular repair (TEVAR) has been implicated in complex aortic pathologies including acute aortic syndrome. In this case, a seventy-seven-year-old man with a history of open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and hypertension underwent emergent Zone 2 TEVAR for a ruptured type B aortic dissection (TBAD), which covered the left subclavian…
This video demonstrates the most technically difficult initial steps to a minimally invasive, robotic-assisted tracheobronchoplasty, namely the exposure and repair of the left mainstem bronchus. The video details the dissection on the left mainstem from the mediastinal lymph nodes and esophagus and exemplifies the coordination of the surgeon and the anesthesiologist in the “stop, drop,…
CTSNet hosted a joint webinar with ASAIO Journal on November 16, 2023 featuring a group of enthusiastic and industry-pushing professionals to discuss the topic, “The Total Artificial Heart—2024 and Beyond!” Panelists included Dr. Duc Pham, Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Dr. Jacob Schroder, Assistant Professor in…
Optimally, coverage of the left subclavian artery orifice should be revascularized. The most widely used method of revascularization is the carotid-subclavian bypass. This is commonly performed by vascular surgeons, and is associated with morbidities related to phrenic nerve and thoracic duct injuries that are not uncommon. Carotid-axillary bypass is an alternative revascularization strategy that is…
A sixty-one-year-old woman presented with a history of incidentally noted hypercalcemia and worsening bone pain over the preceding weeks. Her past medical history included gastroesophageal reflux and previous smoking history with no prior thoracic surgeries. Labs demonstrated a calcium level of 11.4 mg/dL with an elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) of 130 pg/mL. Parathyroid hormone related…
As a part of the 2023 Australian Thoracic Aortic Symposium, international guest presenter Prof. Nikos Tsilimparis presented on his state-of-the-art method for total endovascular aortic arch repair. Prof. Tsilimparis is head of vascular surgery at LMU Hospital in Munich, Germany. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and…
Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is quite uncommon, occurring in less than 5 percent of angiography series. It is defined as the dilatation of a coronary artery which exceeds 50 percent of the reference vessel diameter (1). A CAA is termed giant if its diameter exceeds the reference vessel diameter by more than four times or…
At the 2023 EACTS 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 Congenital Editor Prof. Sameh Said spoke with Dr. Ahmad Ali Amirghofran about his pioneering method for valve…
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