Lung & Mediastinal
Esophageal leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of the esophagus. Surgical enucleation is indicated for symptomatic or large lesions and is typically performed via a right-sided approach. Case Presentation A 42-year-old, non-smoking, otherwise healthy...
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...
This video demonstrates a uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) right segment 7 segmentectomy. This was a rare procedure that nicely delineated the anatomy and how it was visible from an...
Introduction A 77-year-old male developed a small tracheoesophageal fistula following pill impaction, which was initially treated unsuccessfully with esophageal stents, a tracheal stent, and a gastrostomy tube with tube feeds....
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. In this video, the authors report how they were able...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is the standard of care...
Pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) is a frequent reintervention following initial surgical repair for various congenital cardiac pathologies. As a result of early surgical interventions for conditions such as tetralogy of...
This interview features the winner of the 2024 CTSNet Resident Video Competition. Watch the winning video and all other competition entries. CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Allen Razavi,...
The Ross procedure has demonstrated excellent mid- and long-term outcomes (1), establishing it as the preferred aortic valve replacement for young patients in many centers. However, its primary limitation remains...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. A 60-year-old female with a significant history of CREST syndrome,...












