Robotic Thoracic Surgery
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). Obese patients have worse long-term...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Timur Kyashif, a cardiac resident at Jena University Hospital in Jena, Germany, about the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac,...
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,...
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...
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)....
After pioneering the development of minimally invasive lung transplant surgery, a team at Cedars-Sinai hospital has now performed a groundbreaking robotic-assisted lung transplant. This technique allows for a shorter recovery...
Robotic surgery is very rarely considered for trauma cases. In this unique case, the patient came from an outside hospital with a gunshot through the thorax and suffered an...
Pneumonectomy is occasionally required for pulmonary resection but is associated with increased incidence of morbidity and mortality (1). Recent reviews have compared minimally invasive surgery (VATS) to thoracotomy (2,3). A...
Much is being discussed about how far surgeons need to go with lung resection among ground glass opacities (GGO) and part-solid lesions. However, one thing that is becoming well accepted...
This video documents the very first lobectomy performed with the Versius system in the Americas. It was performed by Eduardo Pilla and Maria Theresa at the Moinhos de Vento Hospital...
Over the past few years, CTSNet has published valuable articles and videos on robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) from surgeons around the world. RATS is an innovative and ever-expanding technique that...
OverviewThe goal of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is to reduce surgical trauma to patients (1–5). The latest advances in MIS, as well as the increased availability of robotic platforms, are...
Minimally invasive surgery is now a reality in most surgical specialties. With new technological improvements, new instruments, better video support, anesthesia refinement, and robotic platforms allowing 3D view and extension...











