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ISMICS 2026 | Advancements in Robotic and Complex Thoracic Surgery

August 14, 2026 | Desmond D'Souza…

This thoracic session features leading surgeons presenting on advancements in robotic and complex thoracic surgery at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. To begin, Desmond M. D’Souza from the...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 172: Intraoperative AI Copilot in Robotic Cardiac Surgery

September 4, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Jacques Kpodonu, a cardiac surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and Assistant Professor of Surgery...

JANS Article

Tumor Mutational Burden as a Predictor of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Brief Report

September 3, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

High tumor mutational burden (TMB) predicts not only response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but also immune-related toxicity. In this single-center cohort of...

JANS Article

Building Bridges: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Versus Mechanical Ventilation as Bridge to Lung Transplant—A Nationwide Analysis

September 3, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

In this nationwide United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) analysis (2005–2025), Potel et al. compared extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), pretransplant mechanical ventilation (pMV), and combined ECMO plus pMV as bridges...

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Panel Discussion: Complex Thoracic Endometriosis

September 2, 2026 | Leanne Harling (Ashrafian)Silver Contributor…

In this panel discussion, surgeons Leanne Ashrafian and Andrea Bille, both consultant thoracic surgeons in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Guy’s St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, join Ammara Watkins,...

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Robotic Right Upper Sleeve Lobectomy With Rotational Azygous Vein Flap

March 11, 2026 | Siva Teja Devarakonda…

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. In this video, the authors demonstrate a robotic right upper...

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VATS Right S1 (Apical) Segmentectomy With 3D Reconstruction Planning

March 11, 2026 | SAJJA NAGASRI…

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video demonstrates a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) right S1...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 147: Updated 5-Year TAVR vs SAVR Outcomes in Low-Risk Patients

March 5, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Drs. Mateo Marin-Cuartas, CTSNet JANS Editor and cardiac surgeon at the University Department of Cardiac Surgery at Leipzig Heart...

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Left Uniportal VATS Left Upper Lobe Trisegmentectomy (Lingula Sparing): Showcasing the Mediastinal Lingular Artery Variant

March 5, 2026 | Muhammad Kuthubuddeen…

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video features a left uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)...

JANS Article

Preoperative Exercise to Improve Fitness in Patients Undergoing Complex Surgery for Cancer of the Lung or Esophagus (PRE-HIIT): A Randomized Controlled Trial

March 5, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This PRE-HIIT randomized controlled trial published in the Annals of Surgery evaluated whether a brief, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program could improve preoperative cardiopulmonary fitness in patients awaiting complex surgery...

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Uniportal VATS Mesh Insertion for Localized Lung Herniation

February 27, 2026 | Mostafa AbdelHafeez…

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This report details the surgical management of a post-traumatic intercostal...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 146: Insights Into the Innovations Journal

February 26, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Niv Ad, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery and professor of...

JANS Article

The Value of V/Q SPECT/CT Lobar Quantitation for Pre-Treatment Assessment of Lung Malignancy

February 26, 2026 | Jade QuSilver Contributor

This article evaluates a novel single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (VQ SPECT/CT)-derived Ventilation Perfusion Capacity Differential Index (VQCDI) for predicting post-treatment lung function in early-stage lung cancer. VQCDI combines lobar...

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