Lung & Mediastinal
At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief, Joel Dunning, a cardiothoracic surgeon at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK, spoke with Dr. Philip Linden, a thoracic surgeon at...
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...
Tracheobronchomalacia is a degenerative condition of the central airways that that can result in excessive dynamic airway collapse (EDAC) upon expiration. Clinically, patients present with dyspnea on exertion, exercise intolerance,...
This video discusses when and how to perform esophageal lengthening in paraesophageal hernia repair. Determination of intraabdominal esophageal length is a key step in a paraesophageal hernia repair. Ideally, 2.5-3...
The patient is a thirty-two-year-old man who is a nonsmoker with no prior medical history living in a rural area. He consulted his pneumologist after experiencing dyspnea and hemoptysis. In...
This video presents the case of a fifty-nine-year-old man who is a former smoker with no significant comorbidities. He came to the team’s attention in January 2023 with fever and...
In this video, the authors present the case of a thirty-seven-year-old Peruvian man who served as a veterinary assistant and presented with acute bilateral lower extremity pain. He had a...
At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay...
As part of the 2023 Joint International Conference of the African Academy for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery and the African Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, Dr. Mark N....
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2023 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video presents a rare surgery for secondary carinal tumors....










