This video illustrates how surgeons decide on the method, either ipsilateral or contralateral, for placing an extracardiac conduit in a patient with right isomerism, left-sided IVC, and apicocaval juxtaposition who required a Fontan operation.
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December 12, 2016
This video shows a microsurgical approach to the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
December 9, 2016
CTSNet is currently accepting surgical video submissions for a new Roundtable Discussion Competition. Winning videos and authors have the chance to be included in roundtable discussions to be filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston and subsequently posted on CTSNet.
December 8, 2016
This essay is a historical review of the development of pulmonary lobectomy.
December 7, 2016
Domingos Souza of the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden, argues that an open vein harvesting technique, including peri-adventitial fat, is the best option to optimize long-term graft patency.
December 6, 2016
This video shows a sleeve microlobectomy of the right upper lobe.
December 5, 2016
This video demonstrates a valve-sparing root replacement (David procedure) with removal of the papillary fibroelastoma and reconstruction of the valve using 180° commissure orientation and cusp plications.
December 2, 2016
Jeff Jacobs, Vinay Badhwar, Ivan Crosby, and Thomas Daniel share their stories of surgical volunteerism and how they have assisted cardiothoracic surgical programs abroad.
December 1, 2016
Joel Dunning presents a full-length documentary on renowned general thoracic surgeon, Robert Cerfolio.
November 30, 2016
Hans-Joachim Schaefers of Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany, discusses the pathophysiology of functional mitral regurgitation.
November 29, 2016
This video demonstrates a repair of Type V thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in a 78-year-old man.
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