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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. In anticipation of the 2023 World Congress on Rheumatic Heart Disease, Senior Editor Dr. Emily Farkas spoke with…
An isolated left atrial (LA) aneurysm is a rare congenital abnormality. It can involve the left atrium or very rarely, the entire left atrium (1). The main concerns about the LA aneurysm are the possible complications such as atrial arrhythmias, thromboembolic events, and CHF symptoms caused by pressure effect malfunction of cardiac structures, mainly the…
This video demonstrates the first anatomical lung resection performed by the team at Southampton Hospital with the new Versius robotic system from CMR Surgical. The team has previous experience with the Intuitive system and now have a second robotic platform to address their large volume of operations. In this video, surgeons used the three-arm bedside…
October was a superstar month for surgical content, including versatile congenital techniques, a minimally invasive mitral valve repair, and hybrid aortic arch treatment. Articles published this month also included interviews with technique experts and important CT surgery news items. 1. Nikaidoh Procedure for TGA, VSD, and PS in a ChildBy Shyamadeep Borgohain The most popular…
Radial artery use as a second conduit in coronary artery surgery has amassed more than fifty years of experience with waxing and waning levels of enthusiasm. Initial use in the Carpentier case series found a high rate of graft occlusion, but subsequent improvements in technique and understanding of graft failure led to its establishment as…
ERAS Cardiac Society conducted a joint webinar with CTSNet on October 26, 2023, bringing about pivotal insights and questions on the topic, “Enhancing Recovery in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.” The session premiered individual presentations from anesthesia and critical care consultant Dr. Jeroen Vandenbrande and chief of cardiothoracic surgery Dr. Marc Gerdisch. In addition, Dr. V.…
Robotic surgery has gained popularity among thoracic surgeons worldwide because of to its lower morbidity and shorter hospital stay compared to open thoracotomy, and similar outcomes when compared with traditional video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) (1-5). Both robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) and VATS can be used for the resection of posterior mediastinal lesions. However, the…
In this recording from the 2023 Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece conference, Dr. Theo Kofidis, the head of cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery at National University of Singapore, discusses the progress that aortic valve replacement techniques have made over the past twenty years. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the…
The current treatment strategy for non-small cell lung cancer depends on clinical staging. Surgical resection is generally considered the treatment of choice in patients with stage I or II disease (1). Minimally invasive techniques are the standard of care today. Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been established as a safe and favorable approach for…
Prof. Sameh Said wrapped up his congenital heart surgery Guest Editor Series, “Right Axillary Thoracotomy for Repair of a Wide Variety of Congenital Heart Defects in Infants and Children—Should This Be the New Standard?” by moderating a live webinar. Series contributors Dr. Paul Philipp Heinisch, Prof. Ali Dodge-Khatami, and Dr. Oleksandr Babliak discussed tips and pitfalls of completing various…
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive tumor of the pleura. Extended pleurectomy and decortication is a lung sparing cytoreductive procedure used in the management of this disease for curative intent. In 2011, the International Association of Society of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and International of Mesothelioma Interest Group (IMIG) described the consensus report of the definition…
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. With the release of the European Guidelines for the Surgical Management of Pure Ground-Glass Opacities and Part-Solid Nodules…
In this case, Konno aortic root enlargement was found to be the perfect solution to deal with an intraventricular septal aneurysm. The patient is a thirty-nine-year-old woman with a history of aortic valve endocarditis, which was treated with a ventricular septum patch for a small ventricular septal defect, and a 21 mm bioprosthetic aortic valve…
Uniportal robotic surgery is a relatively new technique that is being practiced in a few centers across the world. It offers the benefit of robotic surgery in a single incision. The term pure uniportal robotic assisted thoracic surgery (U-RATS) is used when robotic thoracic surgery is performed through a single intercostal incision and without rib…
As a part of the 2023 Australian Thoracic Aortic Symposium, Dr. Joe Coselli presented on antegrade and retrograde perfusion for cerebral protection during cardiac surgery. Dr. Coselli is a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. View Dr. Coselli’s CTSNet profile for more of his articles and…
Options for aortic occlusion during robotic cardiac surgery include endoaortic balloon occlusion, which requires imaging guidance and coordination between the bedside assistant and anesthesia teams; the Chitwood DeBakey transthoracic clamp, which requires a separate incision and can lead to interactions between the clamp and robotic arms; and more recently, a detachable head aortic cross-clamp. The…
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