The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 179: A 10-Step Approach to Robotic PA Sleeve Resection

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Michael Zervos, Chief of Clinical Thoracic Surgery and Director of Robotic Thoracic Surgery at NYU Langone Health, New York, USA, about an article he authored titled “A 10-Step Approach to Robotic Pulmonary Artery Sleeve Resection.”

They discussed the article’s objectives and the inspiration behind its creation, as well as the tips and techniques it presents, including the highlighted videos. Additional topics included robotic surgical clamps and their sizes, uniportal and single-port robotic surgery, the double-loop techniques, and interlobar pulmonary artery sleeve resection. They also reviewed other papers on similar topics and discussed their findings.

Joel also highlights recent JANS articles on the effect of donor oxygenation trajectory on lung procurement for transplantation, Jehovah Witnesses deciding whether to accept or donate main blood components, mitral annular constraint shapes aortic prosthesis size and early hemodynamics in combined aortic and mitral valve surgery, outcomes of total arch replacement after prior aortic surgery, and a Society of Thoracic Surgeons database analysis on concomitant atrial fibrillation procedures during septal myectomy

In addition, Joel explores an interview with Sameh Said and Joachim Photiadis on transfusion-free cardiac surgery in neonates, how to create a y-anastomosis between the left and right internal thoracic arteries, how to perform a hemi-commando procedure, robot-arm stabilizer technique for off-pump totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass, a measurement-guided approach for degenerative mitral valve repair with folding plasty technique, and an episode of The Atrium podcast featuring host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaking with Bernard Park about robotic thoracic surgery.

Before closing, Joel highlights upcoming events in CT surgery.

JANS Items Mentioned

1. Effect of Donor Oxygenation Trajectory on Lung Procurement for Transplantation
2. Jehovah’s Witnesses: Each Witness Now Decides Whether to Accept or Donate Main Blood Components
3. Mitral Annular Constraint Shapes Aortic Prosthesis Size and Early Hemodynamics in Combined Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery
4. Outcomes of Total Arch Replacement After Prior Aortic Surgery
5. Concomitant Atrial Fibrillation Procedures During Septal Myectomy: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis

CTSNet Content Mentioned

1. Transfusion-Free Cardiac Surgery in Neonates: An Interview With Joachim Photiadis
2. The Atrium: Robotic Thoracic Surgery
3. How to Create a Y-Anastomosis Between the Left and Right Internal Thoracic Arteries
4. How to Perform a Hemi-Commando Procedure
5. Robot-Arm Stabilizer Technique for Off-Pump Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass
6. A Measurement-Guided Approach for Degenerative Mitral Valve Repair With Folding Plasty Technique

Other Items Mentioned

1. A 10-Step Approach to Robotic Pulmonary Artery Sleeve Resection
2. 2026 Innovation Video Competition Winners
3. Resident Video Competition
4. A Closer Look at Robotic CABG | CTSNet Roundtable
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