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Register for the Inaugural ‘In Africa for Africa’ Cardio-Thoracic Conference in Cape Town!

August 7, 2026 | Marianna Mast

Join Us in Cape Town for the EACTS/STS/CSIA Cardio-Thoracic Conference, ‘In Africa for Africa’ The conference takes place from September 4–6, 2026 in Cape Town, bringing together leading regional and international clinicians, fellows, and registrars...

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CSIA Conference and Global Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Interview With Emily Farkas

August 13, 2026 | Emily FarkasBronze Contributor…

In this insightful interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily Farkas, Associate Director of Global Health in Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine, about...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 169: CSIA Conference and Global Cardiothoracic Surgery

August 13, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily Farkas, Associate Director of Global Health in Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine,...

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Robot-Assisted Left Pneumonectomy for Post-Chemoimmunotherapy Proximal Adenocarcinoma

August 13, 2026 | Jean-Marc BasteBronze Contributor…

This video demonstrates the case of a 51-year-old female patient with a history of smoking who presented with progressive dyspnea, hemoptysis, and status alteration. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest...

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Laparoscopic Nissen Sleeve Gastrectomy for GERD and Obesity

August 12, 2026 | Ahmad S. Ashrafi…

Treating patients with both gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and severe obesity can be challenging. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy alone can exacerbate GERD symptoms and can induce GERD in asymptomatic patients (1)....

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Single-Port Robotic Platforms: An Interview With Dr. Diego Gonzalez Rivas

June 5, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief, Joel Dunning, a cardiothoracic surgeon at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK, engaged in a discussion...

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SCTS 2026 | Surgery on the Thymus Gland

June 5, 2026 | Dionisios Stavroulias…

At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading surgeons presented on surgery on the thymus gland. Dr. Rebecca Duerden, a consultant thoracic radiologist at...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 159: Aortic Root Enlargement

June 4, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Bo Yang, a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon at the University of Michigan Health in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA,...

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FILONEX—A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Pilot Safety Study Evaluating the Addition of Hemodiafiltration to EVLP in Marginal Donor Lungs

June 4, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This randomized controlled pilot trial evaluated the feasibility and safety of integrating hemodiafiltration (HDF) into a six-hour ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) circuit to ameliorate metabolic derangements in marginal donor...

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Outcomes of Lung Transplantation Surgery Performed at Night

June 4, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This retrospective cohort study from the Netherlands investigated the impact of surgical timing on the outcomes of bilateral lung transplantation and evaluated the utility of deferring surgery to daytime hours....

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RATS Extended Left Upper Lobectomy With Intrapericardial Vascular Control and Bronchoplasty: An Interview With Dr. Filipe Azenha

June 3, 2026 | Luis Filipe Azenha…

CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Filipe Azenha, a thoracic surgeon at Hopital Fribourgeois (HFR), Fribourg, Switzerland and a fellow in robotic and minimally invasive surgery at Hôpital Saint...

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Treatment of Costal Pseudoarthrosis: Intrathoracic Rib Fixation

June 3, 2026 | Vicente Bou Paniagua…

In this video, the authors explain their technique for intrathoracic rib fixation as a treatment for rib pseudoarthrosis. They present the case of a 52-year-old female smoker with chronic obstructive...

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Pigtail Chest Tube Insertion Instructional Video

June 2, 2026 | Nikita Arora…

Before beginning, it is essential to review the imaging to confirm the correct side and indication for the procedure. Additionally, the labs needed to be reviewed to ensure that there...

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