Daniel Gwan-Nulla
Partial or total esophagectomy is indicated for the management of end-stage achalasia. The instrumentation and optics of the robotic platform in this video allowed for a minimally invasive direct and complete mobilization of the thoracic...
There are several different approaches for the repair of a Morgagni hernia, including primary closure with intraperitoneal sutures, transabdominal sutures, primary mesh closure, on-lay mesh, and others. In this video,...
Recurrent pleural effusion secondary to peritoneal dialysis (PD hydrothorax) occurs in about 2% of patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). It can potentially be a serious problem, resulting in...
Zenker’s or pharyngoesophageal diverticulum is the most common diverticulum of the esophagus. It is herniation of the esophageal mucosa and submucosa through a weak point in the muscle layers of...
A subxiphoid pericardial window is generally indicated for management of symptomatic pericardial effusion. Imaging Generally, the patient will have had some type of imaging study, most often an echocardiogram or...
The patient was a 26-year-old woman with a 6-year history of myasthenia gravis. She did not tolerate steroids and treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin was ineffective. She was maintained on Imuran...
This video demonstrates a VATS right lower lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection for lung cancer. The surgeon uses a posterior approach for this VATS, rather than the more common...
This video demonstrates an infraclavicular approach for the surgical and endovascular management of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome. Also known as effort thrombosis of the axillosubclavian vein, Paget-Schroetter Syndrome is a form of...
This video demonstrates a left carotid to subclavian artery bypass. Due to increased use of aortic stent grafts that sometimes cover or compromise the orifice of the left subclavian artery,...
This video demonstrates a VATS repair in an adult of a recurrent, congenital Bochdalek hernia with intrathoracic herniation of the left kidney and a portion of the pancreas. A Bochdalek...
In a discussion filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, Daniel Gwan-Nulla of Duke LifePoint Haywood Regional Medical Center, Brentwood, Tennessee, reviews his CTSNet Video “VATS Repair...








