Chest Wall
A 9-day-old neonate weighing 2.2 kg, who had passed the neonatal screen for critical congenital heart disease, was re-admitted with heart failure symptoms, including lethargy and failure to thrive. A murmur was heard, and a...
This prospective European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Drainology Collaborative registry study examined chest-drain practice after pulmonary resection in 3,348 patients across 21 international centers, 88 percent of whom underwent...
This prospective cohort is the largest of its kind involving 240 pediatric patients enrolled over eight years and followed for a median of 80 weeks. Patients were screened with a...
A 63-year-old woman presented with myasthenia crisis and ptosis, for which she was treated with immunoglobulin. Her medical history included type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, and hypothyroidism. A computed...
This interview centers on a research paper titled “Mortality Risk and Cause of Death Associated With Removal of the Adult Thymus: Analysis of the U.S. Thymoma Population.” At the 2026...
We present a case of complex redo-reconstruction surgery for recurrent sternal non-union. Our 63yo female patient initially underwent coronary artery bypass grafting with four grafts in 2018 with utilization of...
Bronchial sleeve resection with end-to-end anastomosis is described as the most complex bronchoplasty procedure (1). Cases performed by an experienced surgeon are either done using double or triple port VATS...
Cleft Sternum (CS) contributes to only 0.15% of all chest wall malformations. It is either complete or incomplete type. Complete CS is very rare and involves non-union of the sternal...
This video describes a step-by-step demonstration of a robotic assisted sleeve lobectomy for the treatment of a typical carcinoid tumour in the right upper lobe. The tumour was visible in...
This is the case of a 53-year-old woman, nonsmoker, diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma of the left thoracic outlet. The lesion involved the subclavian vessels, first left 2 ribs, and brachial...
In this CTSNet Deep-Dive, Dr Brian Mitzman of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT, interviews thoracic outlet syndrome expert Dr Bryan Burt of the Baylor College of...
Mediastinitis represents an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication following median sternotomy, with incidences ranging from 0.25-5% (1). It may result from direct hematogenous spread of bacteria or from the extension...
Over the last 20 years, there has been an exponential growth in technological capabilities in medicine. The quality of imaging and diagnostic tools has increased drastically. Advanced imaging and reconstruction...






