Lung & Mediastinal

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Hybrid VATS Right Upper Lobectomy With En Bloc Chest Wall Resection and Thoracoscopic Management of Major Stapler Injury

June 1, 2026 | José Yaryura Montero…

The authors present the case of a 71-year-old female former smoker who was referred for persistent right dorsal thoracic pain. Computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) scans revealed a 39 mm hypermetabolic tumor...

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Robot-Assisted Left Pneumonectomy for Post-Chemoimmunotherapy Proximal Adenocarcinoma

August 13, 2026 | Jean-Marc BasteBronze Contributor…

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...

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Robotic-Assisted Resection of a Giant Anterior Mediastinal Lipoma

August 10, 2026 | Marissa Matto…

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...

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Management of SVC Injury During Right VATS Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis

August 5, 2026 | Jakraphan Yu…

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...

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Left VATS Pneumonectomy

July 29, 2026 | Sergio Nicola Forti Parri…

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...

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Thoracoscopic Left Superior Segmentectomy Using Indocyanine Green

November 9, 2023 | Ahmad S. Ashrafi

This video demonstrates a thoracoscopic left superior segmentectomy. The patient is a fifty-eight-year-old woman with a superior segmental FDG avid lung nodule, concerning for pulmonary malignancy. The use of indocyanine...

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Hybrid Total Thyroidectomy and Robotic-Assisted Excision of a Substernal Multinodular Goiter

November 6, 2023 | G. Jett…

Substernal goiter is a challenging disease. Surgical treatment is the standard based on symptoms, or for the risk of occult malignancy and the natural history of progressive enlargement (1). Resection...

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Versius Robotic Apical Segmentectomy

November 1, 2023 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This video demonstrates the first anatomical lung resection performed by the team at Southampton Hospital with the new Versius robotic system from CMR Surgical. The team has previous experience with...

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Robotic Resection of Posterior and Inferior Mediastinal Lesions: Technique and Port Placement Considerations

October 30, 2023 | Anna Munoz Fos…

Robotic surgery has gained popularity among thoracic surgeons worldwide because of to its lower morbidity and shorter hospital stay compared to open thoracotomy, and similar outcomes when compared with traditional...

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Tips and Tricks for Robotic Versius Left Lower Lobectomy

October 26, 2023 | Pablo Perez Castro…

The current treatment strategy for non-small cell lung cancer depends on clinical staging. Surgical resection is generally considered the treatment of choice in patients with stage I or II disease...

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Laser Assisted Extended Pleurectomy Decortication for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

October 25, 2023 | Kudzayi Kutywayo…

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive tumor of the pleura. Extended pleurectomy and decortication is a lung sparing cytoreductive procedure used in the management of this disease for curative intent....

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New Guidelines for the Management of GGOs: An Interview with the Co-Chairs

October 24, 2023 | Giuseppe Cardillo…

At the 2023 EACTS 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...

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Uniportal Pure Robotic Lingulectomy

October 23, 2023 | Ajay Narasimhan…

Uniportal robotic surgery is a relatively new technique that is being practiced in a few centers across the world. It offers the benefit of robotic surgery in a single incision....

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