Cancer

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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 showed a proximal left endobronchial...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 168: Humanoid Robots and AI in Surgery

August 6, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Aamir Amin, a cardiothoracic surgery resident at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK, about humanoid robots and artificial...

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Left VATS Pneumonectomy

July 29, 2026 | Sergio Nicola Forti Parri…

A 69-year-old female smoker (82 pack years) was incidentally diagnosed with a left lung tumor. Imaging revealed an 18×18×10 mm lower-lobe nodule and a 24×30 mm hypermetabolic interbronchial lymph node...

JANS Article

STS Expert Consensus Document (2026) on Addressing Definition and Practices of Sublobar Resection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

July 29, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Expert Consensus Document (2026) on Addressing Definition and Practices of Sublobar Resection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) provides evidence-based recommendations to guide the...

Event

Thoracic Surgery Symposium: Malignant Esophagogastric Diseases

August 28, 2026

Friday, August 28, 2026 – Saturday, August 29, 2026 @ 7:00 am – 11:00 am – Thoracic Surgery Symposium: Malignant Esophagogastric Diseases August 28-29 | UT Southwestern Medical Center in...

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Robotic-Assisted Resection of the Left Fifth Rib for Oligometastatic Melanoma of the Chest Wall

July 14, 2026 | Ishita Aggarwal…

This video demonstrates a robotic-assisted resection of the left fifth rib for oligometastatic melanoma involving the chest wall. An 83-year-old man with a history of cutaneous melanoma presented with progressive...

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Technical Considerations for Aberrant Left Hepatic Artery Preservation During Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

July 13, 2026 | Tyler Wilson…

This clinical video demonstrates the preservation of a replaced left hepatic artery during the creation of a gastric conduit in a robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) for post-neoadjuvant esophageal adenocarcinoma....

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Post-Induction Robotic Left Lower Lobectomy in a Patient With a Previous S9–S10 Left Segmentectomy

July 6, 2026 | Alessia Caputo…

The clinical case presented in this video concerns a 67-year-old female patient who came to the authors’ attention in 2021 after undergoing a computed tomography (CT) scan that revealed the...

Video

Uniportal Non-Intubated Thoracoscopic Distal Tracheal Resection and Primary Anastomosis for Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

June 29, 2026 | Sira Laohathai…

Primary tracheal tumors are rare, with adenoid cystic carcinoma being a common subtype with a tendency for submucosal spread (1). Surgical resection with primary anastomosis is the standard treatment. Minimally...

Video

VATS Lobectomies

June 24, 2026 | Soon-Ho Chon

This video demonstrates video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomies, providing step-by-step instructional videos that dissect important structures in a library format, organized by each specific lobe. 1. Left Upper Lobectomy A left...

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Evaluation and Management of N2+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Interview With Dr. Philip Linden

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, spoke with Dr. Philip...

JANS Article

Mechanical Load Inhibits Cancer Growth in Mouse and Human Hearts

June 4, 2026 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

In this article, the authors explored why cardiac metastases remain rare despite continuous coronary perfusion. In a mouse heterotopic heart transplantation model, lung adenocarcinoma cells showed limited growth in mechanically...

Video

Hybrid VATS Right Upper Lobectomy With En Bloc Chest Wall Resection and Thoracoscopic Management of Major Stapler Injury

June 1, 2026 | José Yaryura Montero…

The authors present the case of a 71-year-old female former smoker who was referred for persistent right dorsal thoracic pain. Computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) scans revealed...

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