Lung & Mediastinal
In this highly educational interview, Cristina Ruiz Segria, CTSNet Senior Editor—Clinical Care Providers and nurse practitioner at James Cook University Hospital, UK, interviews April Thomas, an inpatient acute care nurse practitioner specializing in thoracic surgery...
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...
Welcome to the eleventh of twelve videos that compose the series “Thoracic Surgical Oncology – Technical Approaches” by Professor Tristan D. Yan. To learn more about the series and see...
Welcome to the tenth of twelve videos that compose the series “Thoracic Surgical Oncology – Technical Approaches” by Professor Tristan D. Yan. To learn more about the series and see...
In these two videos, the authors present two demonstrations of near infra-red imaging technology to provide visualization of pulmonary anatomical segments for segmentectomy. Pulmonary segments are anatomically and functionally independent...
Welcome to the eighth of twelve videos that compose the series “Thoracic Surgical Oncology – Technical Approaches” by Professor Tristan D. Yan. To learn more about the series and see...
Pulmonary metastases excision is indicated for lung-sparing resection of small and central lesions when wedge resection or segmentectomy are unfeasible. This procedure can be challenging in case of deep-located metastases...
Pulmonary hydatid cysts may be managed surgically and/or with pharmacotherapy. Surgery is indicated in cases where the cyst is superficial, infected, exerting substantial mass effect, located in a vital anatomical...
Welcome to the seveth of twelve videos that compose the series “Thoracic Surgical Oncology – Technical Approaches” by Professor Tristan D. Yan. To learn more about the series and see...
The authors present the surgical management of four different late sequelae post-repair of tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia and criss-cross pulmonary arteries. The patient was an 11-year-old, 33.5 kg...









