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As a part of Session 9 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Dominique Gossot of Paris, France presented on complications in sublobar resection. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not of CTSNet. Please review…
Postinfarction ventricular septal defect is a rare complication of myocardial infarction with a high mortality rate (1). Standard repair techniques—infarcectomy and infarct exclusion—are performed through a left ventriculotomy. These methods are surgically challenging and have a high risk of operative mortality (2–4). This video describes the case of a sixty-six-year-old patient with a 1.4 cm…
Watch Professor Tom Verbelen, from the University Hospital Leuven in Leuven, Belgium, demonstrate a double valve procedure by implanting a Medtronic Avalus™ aortic valve and a Mosaic™ mitral valve. Avalus risk information: bit.ly/3UVTfjV Mosaic risk information: bit.ly/43GsVxY Disclaimer The information in this video is intended only for healthcare professionals in countries where these Medtronic products…
This is the second part of the eighth session of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, held in January 2023. It includes talks from four experts discussing tips, tricks, and dangers for VATS and RATS lower segmentectomies. Simulation for S9 and S10 Segmentectomies by Karel Pfeuty How to…
May was a busy month for CTSNet, with a wide variety of cardiothoracic news and content. The most popular content over the last few weeks included a demonstration of minimally invasive mitral valve repair, a Yang procedure for rheumatic heart disease treatment performed by a South African surgical team, and the winning video in the…
As a part of Session 8 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Karel Pfeuty of Saint-Brieuc, France presented on combined segmentectomies. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not of CTSNet. Please review our full…
As a part of Session 8 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Marion Durand of Paris, France presented on an S6 segmentectomy with sleeve resection. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not of…
As a part of Session 8 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Masaaki Sato of Tokyo, Japan presented on his tricks for dealing with SX et S7 segmentectomies. 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 8 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Karel Pfeuty of Saint-Brieuc, France presented on simulation for S9 and S10 segmentectomies. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not of…
CTSNet hosted a webinar in collaboration with Getinge on, “Advanced Aortic Root Surgery—A Diversity of Surgical Strategies from Global Experts.” The webinar broadcasted to a live audience on May 25, 2023. The professional panel featured William Brinkman, MD (Director of Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital); Katherine Harrington, MD (Director In-Patient/Out-Patient…
This video describes the pedicle and skeletonization techniques for internal mammary artery harvest. Tips and tricks are discussed, as well as how to increase mammary length. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not of CTSNet. Please review our full disclaimer page here.
Ever week in the United States, 130 patients awaiting a lung transplant either die or are removed from the waitlist after becoming too sick for transplantation. Three thousand patients were added to the waitlist in 2020 alone, on top of 4,000 people waiting for lungs already. The need for donor lungs is staggeringly high, but…
Robotic surgery is characterized by a progressive enhancement of its application in the thoracic field, notably regarding the management of mediastinal lesions. The most common robotic mediastinal procedure reported in scientific literature is thymectomy, which is indicated in this case, of Myasthenia gravis or thymoma (1). Thymoma is a rare thymic tumor with a heterogenous…
This is part of the eighth session of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, held in January 2023. It includes the Olympus industry symposium and talks from seven experts discussing tips, tricks, and dangers for VATS and RATS segmentectomies. Olympus Industry Symposium: How Innovation Can Support Higher Quality…
As a part of Session 8 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Herbert Decaluwé of Leuven, Belgium, presented on his tricks for lingulectomies. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not of CTSNet. Please review…
As a part of Session 8 of the 4th International Conference for Sublobar Resections and Evolving Techniques for Lung Cancer, Guillaume Boddaert of Paris, France, presented on upper and middle segmentectomies using VATS. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not of…
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