Esophagus
A gentleman in his 60s with advanced oesophageal cancer (cT4bN1M0) and extensive nodal disease developed a malignant tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). Due to the presence of the fistula, he was not a candidate for radiotherapy given...
This video completes a day of excellent presentations by leading surgeons exploring advanced minimally invasive techniques including congenital ventricular septal defect (VSD) surgery, endoscopic transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) explantation,...
Friday, August 28, 2026 – Saturday, August 29, 2026 @ 7:00 am – 11:00 am – Thoracic Surgery Symposium: Malignant Esophagogastric Diseases August 28-29 | UT Southwestern Medical Center in...
This study examines the relationship between public interest in cardiothoracic surgical conditions and corresponding research output during a 21-year period (2004–2024). Public interest was assessed using Google Trends data and...
This clinical video demonstrates the preservation of a replaced left hepatic artery during the creation of a gastric conduit in a robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) for post-neoadjuvant esophageal adenocarcinoma....
The authors present a case of a transgastric laparoscopic-assisted endoscopic resection in a 64-year-old man with an incidentally found 5.4 cm gastric GIST. The mass was located endoscopically near the...
This Beat episode, featuring Brian Mitzman, general thoracic surgeon with the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, as the host, discusses recent highlights submitted to CTSNet, along with a...
The authors describe the case of a 64-year-old man presented with disfagia, weight loss, and halitosis over the last three years. The procedure is described step by step, and the...
Leanne Harling interviews Daniela Molena about her approach to minimally invasive and robotic esophageal surgery.
...Zenker’s or pharyngoesophageal diverticulum is the most common diverticulum of the esophagus. It is herniation of the esophageal mucosa and submucosa through a weak point in the muscle layers of...
This video demonstrates the drainage of a subcarinal collection via mediastinoscopy in a patient who had recently undergone esophagectomy. The chyle leak was localized over the gastric conduit and unsuccessfully...
In this Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery interview, Vaibhav Gupta of the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, speaks with Gail Darling, Professor of Surgery and the Crest Family Chair in...
This video demonstrates the common pitfalls of robot-assisted esophagectomy and presents tips and techniques to performing the Ivor Lewis and McKeown procedures. To begin making the conduit, it is advisable...








