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This video demonstrates pulmonary cuff dissection for combined heart and lung procurement, utilizing an approach in which the pulmonary and left atrial cuffs are carefully dissected and tailored to optimize organ suitability. Maximizing the length...
An 8 cm left sub-areolar thoracotomy was performed as the working port. The pericardium was opened vertically over the left ventricular apex and suspended with retraction sutures. Using 3-0 polypropylene...
The transition toward minimally invasive cardiac surgery is no longer solely about reducing incision size; it is about creating a standardized, versatile, and sustainable concept. The direct-view transaxillary approach represents...
Ectopic parathyroid adenomas in the anterior mediastinum are rare and present significant diagnostic and surgical challenges. This video shows the case of a 49-year-old male with a history of hypertension...
This case presents an exceptionally rare and previously unreported combination of intrinsic carotid stenosis and chronic external compression due to a retained ballistic injury. A retained stray bullet injury from...
A collection of congenital cardiac defects known as TAPVC are those in which the pulmonary veins empty into the right atrium or any of its branches. Based on the level...
The Patient In this video, the authors present the case of a minimally invasive resection of an infected CCAM in an adult. The patient is a twenty-nine-year-old African-American man who...
Tracheobronchomalacia is a degenerative condition of the central airways that that can result in excessive dynamic airway collapse (EDAC) upon expiration. Clinically, patients present with dyspnea on exertion, exercise intolerance,...
This video presents the case of a fifty-nine-year-old man who is a former smoker with no significant comorbidities. He came to the team’s attention in January 2023 with fever and...
Patients experiencing altered interventricular conduction delay and congestive heart failure often witness an improved quality of life and enhanced ventricular function through biventricular pacing therapies (1). However, intravascular pacemaker leads...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2023 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video presents a rare surgery for secondary carinal tumors....
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2023 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Myocardial bridging is a rare congenital anomaly presenting a segment...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2023 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Anastomotic leaks of the esophagogastric conduit in minimally invasive esophagectomies...












