Chest Wall
A 45-year-old man presented with a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest, near the left lower parasternal area. He was evaluated at an outside facility, where the knife was removed carefully and the laceration wound...
A 45-year-old man presented with a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest, near the left lower parasternal area. He was evaluated at an outside facility, where the knife was removed...
Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital chest wall deformity, and severe cases may require operative correction to improve both physiological and cosmetic outcomes. The authors present the case of...
In this video, the authors explain their technique for intrathoracic rib fixation as a treatment for rib pseudoarthrosis. They present the case of a 52-year-old female smoker with chronic obstructive...
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...
Pectus excavatum is a common chest wall deformity that can cause significant symptoms. The minimally invasive Nuss procedure is a widely used surgical technique to correct this condition by placing...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video represents a case of a robotic left upper...
In this episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Professor Eric Lim, Professor of Thoracic Surgery at Imperial College London and Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at the Royal...
This video shows an 85-year-old woman who presented to the emergency room with chest pain and a 6.5 cm ascending aorta containing an intramural hematoma and a pericardial effusion. The...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This report details the surgical management of a post-traumatic intercostal...
In this episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. Maninder Kalkat, a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon in the Regional Department of Thoracic Surgery at University Hospital Birmingham,...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) has become an important...
In this series, CTSNet invites top cardiothoracic surgeons from around the world to engage in in-depth discussions about important topics in the field of CT surgery by examining specific cases...









