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This interview celebrates the long career of British cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Michael E. Cowen. He leaves a legacy of pioneering robotic thoracic surgery and trainee education.
August 26, 2019
This video demonstrates a left upper lobectomy via video-assisted thoracic surgery to treat a giant congenital bulla.
August 19, 2019
In this video, the authors demonstrate indications in thoracoscopic suturing, from repairing lung injuries to sleeve resection.
August 15, 2019
Filmed at the 2019 AATS Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, Marc Moon of Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, moderates a discussion on wellness in cardiothoracic surgery.
August 12, 2019
This video demonstrates a Zenker's diverticulectomy with cricopharyngeal myotomy.
August 8, 2019
Sridhar Rathinam of Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, United Kingdom, discusses surgical approaches for pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors.
August 7, 2019
Three pioneers of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery discuss why its principles can and should apply to every patient admitted for surgical treatment.
August 5, 2019
This video demonstrates the drainage of a postesophagectomy subcarinal collection via mediastinoscopy for a patient in whom percutaneous drainage was unsuccessful.
August 1, 2019
Filmed at the 2019 STS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, Mara Antonoff of the MD Anderson Cancer Center moderates a discussion on how immunotherapy is changing the landscape of surgical lung cancer care.
July 29, 2019
Nonintubated tracheal resection is a feasible procedure, on selected patients, in high volume and experience centers. However, more evidence is needed in order to prove its benefits, outcomes, and limitations.
July 25, 2019
In this Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery interview, Vaibhav Gupta speaks with Gail Darling of the University of Toronto, Canada, about esophageal surgery as well as esophageal cancer research and thoracic surgery training.