This video demonstrates a trisegmentectomy performed in the setting of an anatomical variation, where the B3 bronchus arises from the lingular bronchus.
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Thoracic
October 1, 2025
September 30, 2025
In this episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. John Puskas, professor of surgery at Emory University, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Emory University Hospital Midtown, and Wilton Looney Director at the Emory Carlyle Fraser Heart Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, about proximal coronary anastomosis.
September 30, 2025
This video demonstrates a thoracoscopic segmentectomy of segments 9 and 10 of the left lower lobe performed for a 1.5 cm lung adenocarcinoma, resulting in complete resection while preserving surrounding lung function.
September 29, 2025
This video demonstrates a multiportal, robot-assisted left segmentectomy that successfully removed an adenocarcinoma in a 68-year-old patient.
September 26, 2025
At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Dr. Robert J. Cerfolio, Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at NYU Langone Health, delivered a presentation titled “Robotic Carinal Resection With ECMO.”
September 25, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Drs. Daniel Brockman, Professor of Small Animal Surgery at The Royal Veterinary College, London, England, and Matteo Rossanese, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery at The Royal Veterinary College, about performing cardiothoracic surgery in animals.
September 25, 2025
This video demonstrates a robotic lobectomy with chest wall resection for invasive adenocarcinoma.
September 25, 2025
This article reviews lymph node dissection and its relationship to postoperative chylothorax in thoracic surgery. The authors analyze patterns of nodal involvement, technical considerations during mediastinal lymphadenectomy, and factors contributing to thoracic duct injury.
September 25, 2025
This article reports the first pig-to-human lung xenotransplantation, marking a major milestone in thoracic transplantation research. A six-gene-edited porcine lung was transplanted into a 39-year-old brain-dead human recipient and monitored for 216 hours.
September 24, 2025
This video illustrates a step-by-step technique for controlling vascular injuries during robotic thoracic surgery using a collagen-based hemostatic patch, preserving the minimally invasive approach and avoiding conversion to open surgery.