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The video demonstrates a case of uniportal VATS right segmentectomy from S7 to S10 with indocyanine green imaging. The patient is a healthy thirty-nine-year-old woman with a typical endobronchial carcinoid which occluded the common bronchus of B8 to B10. The bronchus segments B6 and B7 were not affected. Using a uniportal approach, the basal…
This video shows a rare case of clinical catamenial pneumothorax with intraoperative visualization of pleural peritoneal windows in a previously healthy thirty-eight-year-old woman. She presented with a nonresolving right-sided pneumothorax. Her history was significant for a progesterone implant contraceptive, which she reported as no longer functioning as well. When taken for VATS, pleural peritoneal…
Haiti is home to over 11 million people and is facing a growing burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Currently, about 29 percent of all deaths in Haiti are from CVD, which can often be treated with surgical intervention (10). Despite this, there is no local cardiac surgical capacity to manage patients in need of cardiac…
In the minimally invasive age, thoracic dissection for esophagectomy is most commonly conducted through the right hemithorax. However, anatomical variation requires a tailored, patient-specific approach. In this case, a left-sided approach for esophageal mobilization in a minimally invasive esophagectomy was safe and effective in a patient with an aberrant right-sided aorta. The limitations of…
Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect worldwide, affecting one in every one hundred babies born each year. Of these, fewer than 1.5 percent receive the surgical treatment they need. To facilitate the exchange of information and education to support these patients’ care, here are five of CTSNet’s most popular videos…
A twenty-three-year-old male patient presented with symptoms of bilateral arm pain and swelling. He was investigated with magnetic resonance (MR) angiography and found to have bilateral subclavian artery compression on arm abduction. After discussion at the vascular surgery multidisciplinary team meeting, the decision was made to proceed with bilateral staged thoracoscopic first rib resections. The…
During the 2022 Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) Annual Meeting, cardiothoracic professionals from across the world came together to present on pivotal topics, congregate for social events, and develop each other’s specialties via educational sessions. As just one of many programs, the Contemporary Approaches to Transplantation and Mechanical Life Support…
This video shows a rare case of hypoplastic left heart syndrome with a large aortic root to left atrial appendage fistula in a baby born with aortic atresia, a hypoplastic aortic arch, and an aberrant right subclavian artery from the descending aorta. The preoperative echocardiogram and CT scan demonstrated the presence of a large fistula…
In celebration of CTSNet’s twenty-fifth anniversary, CTSNet leaders and participants new and old came together to share the story of the organization’s founding and how CTSNet has impacted their professional lives. Join us as we celebrate the last twenty-five years of bringing together the global cardiothoracic community—and look ahead to the next twenty-five years! It…
Patient Details A fifteen-year-old boy with a past medical history of asthma presented with sudden onset chest pain and orthopnea. Imaging workup in the emergency department included a chest X-ray that suggested a mediastinal mass. (A cardiac CT was initially deferred given the patient’s clinical stability.) Advanced cardiac imaging with MRI was chosen for superior…
This video shows step-by-step footage of a mitral valve replacement with a SAPIEN 3 balloon expandable valve. Surgeons used a minithoracotomy approach to treat a calcified mitral annulus. In this case, portions of the anterior leaflet and calcified papillary muscles were resected to create more space for the replacement valve and prevent left ventricular outflow…
February is Heart Health Month in the United States—a time when the country focuses on cardiovascular health and raises awareness of heart disease as the nation’s number one cause of death. But heart health is a major issue worldwide. Nearly 75 percent of the world’s population lacks access to safe, timely, and affordable cardiac surgery…
1. JANS: Major TAVI Studies Have ‘Methodological Issues,’ INTEGRITTY Group Contends The controversy surrounding major TAVR versus SAVR studies has received no shortage of documentation, and this definitive study raised key questions about the integrity of their methodology while not directly discrediting them. Stay tuned for CTSNet’s coverage of this developing discussion. 2. Negative Pressure…
This video illustrates how to achieve rapid hemostasis following the removal of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), using a percutaneous vessel repair device. This is particularity important in patients who are anticoagulated and prone to difficult adequate hemostasis. The procedure and IABP removal can be performed bedside, in the intensive care unit, or in the…
During the 2023 59th Annual STS Meeting, Professor Marc Gerdisch, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at the Franciscan Health Heart Center, was kind enough to sit down with CTSNet Associate Editor Jill Ley to share insight into his contribution to the meeting’s ‘Contemporary Perioperative Management’ program. Dr. Gerdisch Presented on the topic of “Increasing Mobility After…
Watch as Steven Bolling M.D., Joanna Chikwe M.D., and Pieter Kappetein M.D. discuss several cases of mitral valve prolapse and their repair techniques during a Global Grand Rounds session. 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.…
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