Lung & Mediastinal
This case report describes a 75-year-old patient with a centrally located squamous cell carcinoma extending from the carina to the right intermediate bronchus and the superior segment of the lower lobe, while sparing the basilar...
This expert consensus document addresses lung volume reduction (LVR) for emphysema, including surgical and endobronchial approaches for appropriately selected patients. It provides guidance on patient selection, techniques, risks, transplantation considerations,...
This article summarizes the surgical treatment of Pope Leo XIV, who was recently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. Surgeons performed a uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. The surgery team reported...
This single-center retrospective study examined 86 living-donor lobar lung transplant recipients who received 163 lobar grafts. Airway complications occurred in eight grafts (4.9 percent), all presenting as bronchial stenosis. Segmental...
This video presents the authors’ standardized technique for multiportal robotic-assisted left pneumonectomy after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy, using a five-step hilar dissection based on the principles of the French lobectomy approach. In...
The authors present the case of a complex thoracoscopic segmentectomy of segments 9 and 10 of the left lower lobe in a 60-year-old male. Preoperative computed tomography (CT) imaging revealed...
This video demonstrates a multiportal, robot-assisted left segmentectomy combining the superior segment (S6) with segment S9. A 68-year-old man had a 29 mm left lower lobe mass. His medical history...
Vascular injuries during robotic thoracic surgery are rare but potentially life-threatening. Prompt control of bleeding is essential to avoid hemodynamic instability and the need for conversion to open surgery. This...
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...
In open and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) pulmonary surgery, direct palpation allows surgeons to locate small or deep pulmonary nodules with the sense of touch. However, in robotic-assisted thoracic surgery...
CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joel Dunning recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Jeffrey Velotta, thoracic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, regarding his paper, Time to Surgery in...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. This video shows a pneumopexy performed after an open...
Introduction The authors present the case of a 77-year-old male with a significant smoking history who underwent a robotic left lower lobectomy with bronchoplasty. Computed tomography (CT) imaging revealed a...









