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Autologous Blood Pleurodesis: An Interview With Finn Amundsen Dittberner

November 4, 2026 | Alice Copperwheat

This interview focuses on a clinical trial evaluating autologous blood pleurodesis for postoperative air leakage following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. At the 40th European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor—Residents and Training...

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Autologous Blood Pleurodesis: An Interview With Finn Amundsen Dittberner

November 4, 2026 | Alice Copperwheat

This interview focuses on a clinical trial evaluating autologous blood pleurodesis for postoperative air leakage following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. At the 40th European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Annual Meeting,...

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Keep Pace With Innovation: Surgical Ablation and Next-Gen LAA Closure | Medtronic Webinar

October 26, 2026 | John Doty…

Hear from Drs. John R. Doty, Sanjay Khicha, John Puskas, John “Jack” Pirris, and Joseph W. Wilson as they discuss the latest evidence, real-world surgical experience, and evolving perspectives in...

JANS Article

Pope Leo XIV Undergoes Successful Lung Surgery

October 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This article summarizes the surgical treatment of Pope Leo XIV, who was recently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. Surgeons performed a uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. The surgery team reported...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 175: Oral Board AI Simulator

September 24, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Traves Crabtree, Professor and Chair of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Medical Director of the Surgical Skills Laboratory...

JANS Article

Surgical Techniques and Outcome Analysis of Non-Intubated Uniportal VATS Sleeve Lobectomy: A Cohort Study

June 25, 2026 | Jade QuSilver Contributor

This single-center retrospective cohort study from Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital compared non-intubated (NI-UVATS, n=18) vs intubated uniportal VATS (I-UVATS, n=47) sleeve lobectomy. In carefully selected patients, NI-UVATS was feasible with zero...

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Uniportal VATS Resection of a Large Posterior Mediastinal Bronchogenic Cyst

June 22, 2026 | Len Yean…

Bronchogenic cysts are congenital foregut malformations that commonly arise within the mediastinum. Surgical resection is recommended due to risks of infection, compression of adjacent structures, and potential complications. Minimally invasive...

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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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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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Technique for Right Upper Lobectomy

July 1, 2024 | Clare Burdett…

This video demonstrates a right upper lobectomy. Although there is never a perfect case, the authors believe they are doing many things correctly with this technique. First, this is a...

JANS Article

Consensus on Technical Procedures for Simulation-Based Training in Thoracic Surgery: An International Needs Assessment

May 25, 2023 | Cameron LindGold Contributor

Seventeen procedures were identified by a Delphi process as feasible for simulation-based training. The top five were video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy; VATS segmentectomy; VATS mediastinal lymph node dissection; diagnostic...

JANS Article

Efficacy of Thoracoscopic Surgery for Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis

May 19, 2023 | EACTS StaffGold Contributor

The authors sought differences in ninety-day postoperative mortality for patients treated with thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for descending necrotic mediastinitis (DNM). Sicker patients were more frequently treated with...

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VATS Drainage of Large Pre- and Bilateral Paravertebral Abscess

April 4, 2023 | Kamran Ali…

The patient is a twenty-two-year-old man. He presented to the outpatient clinic with complaints of severe back ache for six months along with weight loss. The pain was partially responsive...

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