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In this exceptional interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Nasser Altorki and CTSNet Senior Editor Leanne Ashrafian about the 10-year results from the JCOG0802 trial.
June 2, 2025
This video demonstrates the use of the right atrial appendage (RAA) valve as an alternative to a homograft in the Ross and Ross-Konno procedures for aortic valve replacement in small children, potentially minimizing future reinterventions.
May 29, 2025
This video demonstrates a successful radical resection of a chest wall chondrosarcoma in a 70-year-old patient.
May 27, 2025
This video highlights the surgical steps involved in a successful uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery segment 7 segmentectomy in a 67-year-old male with rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma.
May 23, 2025
This video demonstrates the successful repair of a small chronic tracheoesophageal fistula at the thoracic inlet in a 77-year-old male. The procedure utilized a hybrid approach that entailed esophageal mobilization via the left neck followed by robotic fistula repair from the right chest.
May 21, 2025
This video demonstrates the technique of open cut down femoral vessel cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass during minimally invasive procedures using the semi-Seldinger technique.
May 20, 2025
This video demonstrates a subxiphoid approach for excision of left ventricular diverticulum in an asymptomatic neonate.
May 16, 2025
This video highlights critical technical steps, anatomical landmarks, and operative pearls essential for safe and effective robotic esophageal mobilization for a McKeown esophagectomy.
May 15, 2025
This video demonstrates the clinical case of extra-anatomical bypass formation combined with aortic valve replacement in a 50-year-old female with aortic coarctation and aortic valve insufficiency.
May 13, 2025
This video demonstrates a modified technique for robot-assisted tracheobronchoplasty using dual-layer mesh strips and running barbed sutures, illustrated with an example of a patient with severe calcified mediastinal lymphadenopathy due to prior sarcoidosis.
May 9, 2025
This video demonstrates how to use the right vertical axillary incision to perform repair of severe supravalvar aortic stenosis.