VATS

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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 infiltrating the upper lobe parenchyma....

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Management of SVC Injury During Right VATS Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis

August 5, 2026 | Jakraphan Yu…

The video begins with an interview featuring thoracic surgeon and CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning and Dr. Leanne Ashrafian, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Guy’s Hospital in London, United Kingdom, interviewing the...

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Left VATS Pneumonectomy

July 29, 2026 | Sergio Nicola Forti Parri…

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Navigating the Mediastinum: A VATS Solution for Ectopic Primary Hyperparathyroidism

July 27, 2026 | Roman Dutta…

Ectopic parathyroid adenomas in the anterior mediastinum are rare and present significant diagnostic and surgical challenges. This video shows the case of a 49-year-old male with a history of hypertension...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 164: TAVR National Coverage Analysis

July 9, 2026 | Joel Dunning

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This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed decision memo regarding the national coverage analysis for transcatheter aortic valve replacement...

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Shared Mental Model in VATS Lobectomy

July 2, 2019 | Rene Petersen

Since the introduction of video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy more than 25 years ago, the focus for thoracic surgeons has been to enhance the surgeon’s technical skills. This has been implemented with...

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VATS Resection for Extralobar Pulmonary Sequestration With a Large Aberrant Artery After Endoluminal Stenting and Plug Occlusion

June 17, 2019 | Gopal Singh…

Objectives Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital lung malformation that more commonly occurs in the left lung, mainly near the lower mediastinum. It is rarely observed in adult patients. The...

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VATS Treatment for Pulmonary Aspergilloma in a Patient With Lupus

June 10, 2019 | dr.elouali.zakaria@gmail.com

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may suffer from complications, which are important causes of morbidity and mortality. The immunodepression of the systemic pathology itself, combined to corticosteroids and immunosuppressive...

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Subxiphoid Uniportal Nonintubated Thymectomy

May 8, 2019 | Giuseppe Aresu…

The authors present a thymectomy that was performed for a 49-year-old woman with a history of breast carcinoma who had a positron emission tomography–positive lesion at the level of the...

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Uniportal VATS Treatment of Symptomatic Pericardial Cyst

May 6, 2019 | Francesco Petrella…

Pericardial cysts are benign and rare congenital malformations with an incidence of 1 in 100,000, representing about 7% of mediastinal masses [1]. Pericardial cysts— as well as pericardial diverticula— are...

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Right Upper Lobe Microlobectomy With the Double Double

May 1, 2019 | Joel Dunning

This is a right upper lobe microlobectomy and the author uses the stapler to perform a double stapling twice, hence the “Double Double!” The procedure shown in this video is...

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Harmonic HD–Powered Right Upper Lobectomy

April 22, 2019 | Marco Nardini

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Mr Felice Granato demonstrates a thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy, which was performed for a primary pulmonary malignancy. The Harmonic HD was adopted for sealing of one of the segmental arteries...

JANS Article

Intraoperative Conversion During Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy Does Not Constitute a Treatment Failure

April 3, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Intraoperative conversion may be necessary during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for lung cancer. In this study on 610 patients, Fourdrain and colleagues observed that conversion during a VATS procedure was...