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This video demonstrates a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery sympathectomy for the termination of ventricular tachycardia electrical storm, featuring an exceptional view and excision of Kuntz's... More
August 11, 2025
This video demonstrates a porcine xenograft replacement of the aortic root in a patient with severe aortic regurgitation due to infective endocarditis.
August 7, 2025
This video demonstrates a safe and effective robotic approach to left upper division trisegmentectomy, featuring careful anatomical dissection, parenchymal division, and comprehensive lymphadenectomy. It emphasizes the balance between preserving important structures while ensuring adequate lung division for tumor resection.
August 4, 2025
This video describes a bedside cannulation technique in an awake patient on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
July 29, 2025
This video demonstrates the successful management of a challenging case of a centrally located left upper lobe tumor through a minimally invasive bronchial sleeve lobectomy, which led to excellent outcomes.
July 10, 2025
This video demonstrates a robotic-assisted resection of intralobar pulmonary sequestration, highlighting the use of indocyanine green fluorescence imaging to precisely delineate the diseased lung parenchyma. This technique enhances surgical accuracy and ensures complete removal of abnormal tissue while preserving healthy lung tissue.
June 25, 2025
This video demonstrates a case of a triportal, left-sided robotic thymectomy (da Vinci Xi system) performed using the robotic vessel sealer, which enabled fast, effective, and safe dissection of mediastinal structures.
June 19, 2025
This video demonstrates the case of a 40-year-old patient with dysphagia who underwent a successful right-sided robot-assisted resection of an esophageal leiomyoma with no complications and discharge on postoperative day three.
June 13, 2025
This video demonstrates a robotic-assisted approach to diaphragm plication in a patient with symptomatic diaphragm paralysis.
June 12, 2025
This video demonstrates the successful video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery repair of a tracheoesophageal fistula in a 43-year-old patient.
June 11, 2025
This video demonstrates a robotic-assisted multiportal intrathoracic resection of a complex goiter using the da Vinci Xi system, following a previous transcervical approach.