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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.
December 23, 2014
CTSNet published over 100 pieces of innovative and educational clinical content in 2014. As the year comes to a close, the CTSNet editorial team presents the five most popular pieces of clinical content published in 2014.
December 18, 2014
Alessandro Brunelli of St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom, discusses the benefits of digital chest drainage after lobectomy and segmentectomy.
December 16, 2014
This video demonstrates the technique for performing a robot-assisted mediastinal mass resection for a bronchogenic cyst, and touches upon the pre-operatives studies, patient positioning, operative technique, and post-operative outcome.
December 9, 2014
This video demonstrates a VATS lobectomy performed on a patient with adenocarcinoma of the upper lobe of the right lung.
December 1, 2014
This video demonstrates a technique for a right video-assisted pneumonectomy.
November 24, 2014
This video demonstrates two helpful items for uniportal VATS lobectomy: a SILS Dissector and a MicroCutter.
November 18, 2014
This video demonstrates a uniportal non-intubated VATS lobectomy in an elderly patient with a lower left lobe tumor.
November 16, 2014
This expert technique offers a step-by-step approach to right upper lobectomies through a full thoracoscopic posterior approach.
November 10, 2014
Joel Dunning talks with Douglas Wood about key aspects of general thoracic surgery and the importance of specialization for the future of the specialty in a interview recorded at the 2014 EACTS Annual Meeting.
November 6, 2014
Jess Thompson, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Arizona, discusses medical policy advocacy in the United States with an emphasis on cardiothoracic surgery.