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The ASAIO Journal joined CTSNet in broadcasting a webinar on the developing cardiac care topic, “Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR): Building the Team for Success.” Helmed by ASAIO editor in chief Mark S. Slaughter (University of Louisville), the webinar explored this CPR method with the expert perspectives of panelists Jeffrey E. Keenan (Duke University Medical Center),…
In March 2023, the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland brought together surgeons from around the world to discuss topics in CT surgery. These recordings cover the two sessions focused on aortic surgery. Use the time stamps on each video to direct yourself to each surgeon’s discussion. Aortic Session 1: How to…
Following resistance to targeted treatment, oligoprogression can occur whereby a previously controlled site or sites of metastases progress after the majority of other sites of disease stabilize on systemic therapy. Interestingly, this patient developed MET amplification as the mechanisms of TKI resistance after being on alectinib therapy for more than two years. Limited data exist…
The patient is a two-and-a-half-year-old child with d-TGA/VSD/PS who underwent aortic translocation. The patient’s anatomy was typical of d-transposition with VSD and PS. Both coronaries were favorable in that they were off of the epicardium. To begin the procedure, the patient was positioned supine on the operating room table. A median sternotomy was performed, along…
The Patient A seventy-eight-year old man, a former smoker, was hospitalized for a six centimeter ground-glass opacity (GGO) with a central solid component arising from the upper lobe of the right lung and involving the lower lobe. His comorbidities included a pacemaker device for paroxysmal arrhythmia and a 4.9 centimeter subrenal aortic aneurysm. Clinicians had…
The 2023 ISMICS Annual Meeting saw cardiothoracic surgery professionals from around the world gather for three days of sessions with global experts. Two of these expert sessions were recorded. First, watch Luis A. Godoy, Assistant Professor of General Thoracic Surgery at University of California, Davis, give his talk, “Single Anesthetic Navigational Bronchoscopy and Surgical Resection:…
This video presents the author’s technique for harvesting the right gastroepiploic artery (GEA) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (1). After harvesting the mammary arteries, the peritoneum was opened and suspended by sutures. The stomach was exposed, and the GEA pulsations were checked. Using a low electrocautery blade, the GEA was identified along the great…
The Patient A twenty-two-year-old man with a history of a left distal femur high grade osteosarcoma underwent a previous limb salvage procedure for the osteosarcoma followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. Recent surveillance, however, revealed a right lung mass that seemed to involve the right middle lobe. A chest X-ray showed a mass in the right hemithorax…
June saw some superstar surgical videos and important international news published on CTSNet. The most popular content over the last month included a new method for ventricular septal defect closure, tips for internal mammary artery harvest, and new international mechanical circulatory support guidelines. 1. Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect Closure Without Ventriculotomy—A Novel MethodBy Mario Torre, Guido…
Two inspiring keynote addresses were made at the 2023 Innovation, Technologies, and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Cardiovascular/Vascular Surgery (ISMICS) Annual Meeting in early June. First, Robert S. D. Higgins of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine touched on the future of the field in “Innovation in Healthcare—Can We Live Without It?” Next up, former Chief…
In this episode of CTSNet’s flagship podcast, editor in chief Joel Dunning runs through CT surgery videos and breaking news all the way from Buckingham Palace! Joel discusses whether to repair or replace the aortic root in type A dissection, prolapse repair for aortic regurgitation in tricuspid aortic valves, and the first in cardiac catheterization…
This is the twelfth session of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, held in January 2023. It includes talks from seven global experts discussing upcoming treatments and technologies for sublobar resections. Pure Medical Treatment of Early-Stage NSCLC: Is it Foreseeable? by Nicolas Girard How Perioperative Immunotherapy Can Influence…
As a part of Session 12 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Agathe Seguin-Givelet of Paris, France gave the audience a take-home message from the conference. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not…
As a part of Session 12 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Arya Amini of Duarte, USA, presented on his hesitation in interpretation of SBRT trials, opting for a pro-SLR stance. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors…
As a part of Session 12 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Suresh Senan of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, presented on his confidence in SBRT trials for early-stage NSCLC. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material…
As a part of Session 12 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Calvin Sze Hang Ng of Hong Kong presented on his experience in endobronchial destruction. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not…
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