Chest Wall

Video
September 1, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This video showcases a case involving a combined Ravitch procedure for severe pectus excavatum and valve-sparing root replacement, along with mitral valve repair, performed at the Bristol Children’s Hospital. The...

Podcast
August 7, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Mara Antonoff, Associate Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Program Director for Education at the University of...

Journal
June 3, 2025 | Martin ANOTHER
Video
May 29, 2025 | Francesco Petrella

Primary chest wall sarcomas are rare malignancies that require complete surgical resection, which remains the mainstay of treatment (1). Different histological subtypes, such as chondrosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, exhibit distinct...

Article
May 22, 2025 | Avery Smith

History A 16-year-old male with no past medical history initially presented for evaluation of xiphodynia. He reported that he had a prominent protrusion from the inferior aspect of his sternum,...

Video
April 18, 2025 | Miquel Villanueva Moreno

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Pectus excavatum is a thoracic deformity with mainly aesthetic repercussions...

Podcast
February 25, 2025 | Alice CopperwheatBronze Contributor

In this month’s episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. David Taggart about internal mammary artery harvesting. They discuss indications, patient preparation, internal thoracic artery anatomy,...

Video
February 13, 2025 | Francesco Petrella

Schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumors that most commonly occur singularly in otherwise normal individuals. Multiple schwannomas in a single patient are most often seen in neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2),...