Stephanie Worrell and Maria Teresa Tsukazan led a recent webinar discussion on inequities for women in CT Surgery with contributors Cherie Erkmen, Shanda Blackmon, and more. Watch the recording now.
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July 10, 2015
New Online Journal CME activities are now available from the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
July 9, 2015
Stephen Hazelrigg, Neil Christie, and Hiran Fernando discuss the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the treatment of lung cancer.
July 8, 2015
Santi Trimarchi of the University of Milan, Milan, Italy, discusses re-intervention following acute type-A aortic dissection repair with data from the IRAD registry.
July 7, 2015
This video shows how to use orthopedic screws and bone cement molded in a latex drain for a very strong rib reconstruction. The author believes that the procedure is easy to implement, versatile, and economical.
July 6, 2015
This video shows how to modify the trap-door technique, commonly used in the arterial switch operation in children, in order to re-implant the coronary ostia in adult patients undergoing aortic root replacement.
July 3, 2015
Work/life balance and good rhythm are possible in cardiothoracic surgery! Faculty members from the University of Washington show off their moves at a recent WTSA event.
July 1, 2015
This video presents a single-port VATS right upper lobe sleeve lobectomy for a stage I carcinoid tumor in a 52-year-old patient. Sleeve lobectomy is a challenging and complex procedure. Typical carcinoids occluding the right upper lobe bronchus present an ideal opportunity for sleeve upper lobectomy due to their indolent nature and excellent oncologic outcomes.
June 30, 2015
In this video, the authors describe their experience using a percutaneous left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as a bridge to transplant in a morbidly obese pediatric patient with severe heart failure due to viral myocarditis.
June 29, 2015
This video shows a minimally invasive repair of a pectus excavatum through a periareolar incision.
June 26, 2015
CTSNet is saddened to report the passing of celebrated cardiothoracic surgeon Anthony Dobell, MD, at the age of 88. Dr. Dobell performed over 2,000 heart operations on children during his career, and was one of the first Canadian surgeons to perform open-heart surgery.
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