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Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition, and it is important to understand how to manage it in the varying circumstances under which it can occur. This informative collection of videos, published over the last couple of years on CTSNet, features a wide variety of procedures involving the repair of aortic dissection. 1. Iatrogenic Aortic Dissection…
This video shows a uniportal robotic right lower lobectomy. The surgeons used uniportal robotic surgery, which represents a fusion of the advantages of uniportal VATS and robotic surgery, including wristed instrumentation and 3D vision. In this case, the patient presented with a 6 cm right lower lobe tumor with adhesions. The uniportal incision was performed…
Right axillary artery cannulation has gained consensus in recent years as one of the mainstays of surgical treatment of type A aortic dissections (1). This technique is routinely used in the treatment of type A dissections, aortic arch aneurysms, aneurysms of the ascending aorta extending to the proximity of the innominate artery takeoff, and any…
Dr. James S. Tweddell was a thoughtful and technically outstanding congenital heart surgeon and an internationally renowned leader, innovator, teacher, and friend. He passed away at the young age of sixty-two on July 1, 2022 in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Tweddell was most known for having some of the world’s best outcomes with…
This interview with Diego Gonzalez Rivas, performed during his recent visit to the James Cook University Hospital in the UK, covers the evolution of his new technique to combine uniportal VATS with robotic surgery. Dr. Gonzalez Rivas explains how he came up with the idea and how the technique might benefit both uniportal VATS surgeons…
Over the past few years, CTSNet has published dozens of informative articles and videos on minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Minimally invasive techniques can be applied to mitral valve repair and replacement, CABG, and other procedures. Read on for five of our most popular posts on minimally invasive cardiac procedures from experts around the globe. Do…
Diego Gonzalez Rivas and Mugurel Bosânceanu visited James Cook University Hospital in the UK in order to demonstrate the novel technique of uniportal thoracic robotic surgery that they have been developing since September 2021. In this video, Diego and Mugurel go through their technique for setting up the robotic system, how to place the ports,…
Professor Charles Yankah has dedicated the last fifty years to advancing cardiovascular care and helping the globally underserved communities who require it. Since his retirement from cardiothoracic and vascular surgery at the German Heart Center Berlin in 2012, Prof. Yankah has continued his global career in cardiovascular medicine as a consultant to the governments of…
Although laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is the most common procedure for hiatal hernia (HH) repair, HH recurrence because of the breakdown of the hiatoplasty and intrathoracic migration of the wrap has been reported as a common mechanism of failure after primary repair. Left transthoracic anatomic and physiologic repair (AFR) of HH is associated with lower incidence…
This video shows internal thoracic artery (ITA) harvesting in a skeletal technique through left anterior thoracotomy access using an harmonic synergy combination hook blade. The use of the harmonic synergy hook blade has become very popular recently for the preparation of ITA after sternotomy, demonstrating a short learning curve for surgeons and very quick harvesting.…
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: A Practical GuideTheo Kofidis, EditorCRC Press, Boca Raton, 2021ISBN 1498736467, 496 pages, $200.00 (USD) Cardiac surgeons do not read books with the same fervour as they did some thirty years ago; they simply do not need to. With the plethora of alternatives out there, including vibrant online material, fora, webinars, YouTube, and…
When Dr. Dominique Gossot embarked on his program in segmentectomy ten years ago, he found that despite his extensive experience in thoracic surgery, his knowledge of pulmonary anatomy was lacking. “There is no standard anatomy, there are only variations, and these variations are very important to know,” he explains in the Guest Editor Series Webinar…
Low-dose CT chest screening for patients at high risk for lung cancer has increased the detection of small peripheral nodules (1), but traditional bronchoscopy limits the ability to biopsy these peripheral nodules (2). Shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy utilizing the Ion endoluminal system allows airway visualization and navigation to reach and biopsy small peripheral nodules through a…
August’s top content includes several items from our recent Guest Editor Series, “Segmentectomy for Lung Cancer,” from guest editor Alan Sihoe, as well as two uniportal technique videos from thoracic surgeon Diego Gonzalez Rivas. 1. Tricuspid Valve Patch Augmentation with Annular Detachment in Thin Leaflet ValvesAhmad Ali Amirghofran The annular detachment technique can be reliably…
CTSNet presents the recording of “Advances in MVR: Choosing an Optimal Surgical Mitral Valve for Your Patient,” featuring cardiac surgery experts Richard J. Shemin, Denis Bouchard, and Dee Dee Wang. This webinar was live broadcasted on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 by CTSNet in collaboration with Edwards Lifesciences. Topics covered: Mitral valve replacement versus repair The…
As most know, Dr. James Tweddell lost his battle with cancer on July 1, 2022. This has been—without equivocation—a colossal loss for the congenital heart surgery community. In an ongoing effort to properly preserve a few of his innumerable contributions to the field, this video (one of several in a series) demonstrates his surgical techniques…
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