Lung & Mediastinal
The clinical case presented in this video concerns a 67-year-old female patient who came to the authors’ attention in 2021 after undergoing a computed tomography (CT) scan that revealed the incidental finding of a 16...
This video demonstrates the case of a 51-year-old female patient with a history of smoking who presented with progressive dyspnea, hemoptysis, and status alteration. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest...
Mediastinal lipomas are benign, slow-growing masses that can present as large masses due to their insidious onset (1). Symptoms associated with these lipomas are generally due to mass effect, such...
The video begins with an interview featuring thoracic surgeon and CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning and Dr. Leanne Ashrafian, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Guy’s Hospital in London, United Kingdom, interviewing the...
A 69-year-old female smoker (82 pack years) was incidentally diagnosed with a left lung tumor. Imaging revealed an 18×18×10 mm lower-lobe nodule and a 24×30 mm hypermetabolic interbronchial lymph node...
The French lobectomy is a standardized robotic technique designed to improve reproducibility and enhance educational value in thoracic surgical training. Based on five anatomical exposure and dissection zones, the technique...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. Introduction Minimally invasive surgery is gaining increasing acceptance supported...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. Pulmonary sequestrations are rare congenital anomalies that result in...
This video is the third-place thoracic winner from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the other winning videos. This clinical video presents a...
This video is the second-place thoracic winner from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the other winning videos. The patient was a 69-year-old...
The authors present the case of a 40-year-old male with no prior medical history who reported progressive dysphagia to solids over several months. Imaging with CT and MRI revealed a...
This video is part of the Pulmonary Arterial Reconstruction Series. Click here to explore more videos in this series. This case demonstrated a repeat sternotomy for unifocalization of a residual...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. The authors present the case of a 67-year-old patient who...












