This video demonstrates a robotic-assisted left upper lobe S1/2 bisegmentectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer in a patient with a high body mass index and poor lung function.
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Thoracic
October 20, 2025
This video presents a seven-ring extended tracheal resection for recurrent thyroid carcinoma with laryngeal preservation, followed by reconstruction using a pedicled myocutaneous flap from the left pectoralis major.
October 16, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Marc Pelletier, division chief of cardiac surgery for the Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine, about patient blood management.
October 16, 2025
This review evaluates branched and fenestrated thoracic endovascular aortic repair (B-/F-TEVAR) for aortic arch pathologies. Technical success rates are high (84-100 percent), with 30-day mortality ranging from 0–25 percent and stroke rates between 3–36 percent.
October 16, 2025
This study analyzed 159 patients with mediastinal benign teratomas across five hospitals from 2014–2024, comparing subxiphoid thoracoscopic surgery with other surgical approaches. Among the 26 patients undergoing subxiphoid surgery, the median operative time was 80 minutes with 20mL of blood loss and 100 percent complete resection rates.
October 15, 2025
Dr. Mara Antonoff, president of Women in Thoracic Surgery, spoke with her colleagues Drs. Stephanie Chang and Amy Fiedler about the program highlights for the upcoming WTS Annual Meeting.
October 10, 2025
At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Dr. Matthew L. Inra, an attending thoracic surgeon at Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital and Assistant Professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, delivered a presentation titled “How to Do It: Robotic First Rib and Chest Wall Resection.”
October 10, 2025
At the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) 2025 Annual Conference, Dr. James Long, a thoracic surgeon at INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, delivered a presentation titled “Disruptive Innovation.”
October 9, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning shares insights from his recent trip to Ghana.
Lighting the Way: How ICG Enables Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgeries in Resource-Limited Settings
October 9, 2025
This video demonstrates that Indocyanine Green fluorescence is a safe, affordable, and effective adjunct that expands access to minimally invasive surgery in resource-limited settings, enabling surgeons to deliver high-quality, equitable care.