This video demonstrates video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for managing refractory Paget-Schroetter syndrome, featuring minimally invasive first rib resection with enhanced visualization and precision.
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September 22, 2025
September 18, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Alexis Shafii, professor of surgery and surgical director of heart transplantation at The Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine, about the first in-human BiVACOR total artificial heart implantation.
September 18, 2025
This article reviews current advances and ongoing challenges in tracheal surgery, focusing on long-segment tracheal resection and reconstruction. The authors highlight that while surgical resection with primary anastomosis remains the gold standard for localized disease, outcomes are limited in cases of extended tracheal involvement.
September 17, 2025
In this in-depth discussion, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joel Dunning and Dr. Jeffrey Velotta, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCSF School of Medicine and thoracic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, examine multimodal therapy for mesothelioma.
September 17, 2025
This video demonstrates how to use visual cues to compensate for the lack of tactile feedback during robotic pulmonary resections, enabling the accurate identification of lesions despite the absence of physical palpation.
September 15, 2025
This video presents a case of idiopathic diaphragmatic relaxation treated with robotic diaphragm plication using the da Vinci Xi platform through a four-port technique.
September 11, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Adanna Akujuo, a cardiothoracic surgeon and the surgical director of the Structural Heart Program at UVA Health University Medical Center, about the Voom Foundation and its trips to Africa.
September 11, 2025
This report by Adjei and colleagues describes a prolonged course of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to lung transplantation.
September 11, 2025
Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery provides significant advantages for complex pulmonary resections such as high-definition 3D visualization and enhanced precision, resulting in reduced morbidity and quicker recovery compared to open thoracotomy.
September 11, 2025
This article explores emerging innovations aimed at addressing the critical challenges of organ transplantation, particularly organ scarcity, rejection, and the burden of lifelong immunosuppression.