VATS
Esophageal leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of the esophagus. Surgical enucleation is indicated for symptomatic or large lesions and is typically performed via a right-sided approach. Case Presentation A 42-year-old, non-smoking, otherwise healthy...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Bjerregaard and colleagues evaluated methylprednisolone as an analgesic strategy following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in a randomized controlled trial with 96 patients. Patients received either methylprednisolone or placebo prior to...
Minimally invasive plication of the diaphragm is a life changing procedure for patients affeted by diaphragm paralysis. The three-port procedure was conceived in Middlesbrough and it is now spreading around...
Patient Care US states that implemented policies for screening newborns for critical congenital heart disease have seen reductions in infant cardiac deaths compared to states that didn’t implement screening. Jimmy...
Herbert Decaluwé of University Hospital Leuven in Belgium discusses complications during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). He presents a 2015 review of VATS complications at six European centers, discussing elements that...
LoMauro and colleagues measured tidal volume and ribcage expansion during rest and exercise to evaluate functional recovery after minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) preserved these kinematic measures...
The authors present the case of a 46-year-old woman with recurrent chest and urinary tract infections. Computed tomography of her chest demonstrated a right lower lobe intralobar pulmonary sequestration with...
Uniportal VATS and uniportal lobectomy have been developed over the last few years as valuable tools in modern thoracic surgery. This special issue of JOVS, with the aid of multimedia...
In this video, the authors demonstrate the use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in the treatment of catamenial pneumothorax in a patient with significant diaphragmatic eventration. Thoracic endometriosis remains the...







