Lung & Mediastinal
Each month, thoracic surgeon and CTSNet Senior Editor Leanne Ashrafian spotlights unique surgical cases in cardiothoracic surgery through this Case of the Month series. For more videos in this series, click here. In this episode...
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...
A 69-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a 20-pack-year smoking history was found to have a 20 mm x 8 mm lung nodule concerning for malignancy in the...
This Beat episode, featuring Brian Mitzman, general thoracic surgeon with the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, discusses recent highlights submitted to CTSNet, along with a look at this...
The authors present the case of a 65-year-old man with a previous medical history of tuberculosis 35 years ago, a nephrectomy due to papillary cell renal carcinoma in March 2019,...
In this video, a technique of complex robotic-assisted left upper lobectomy with difficult anterior pulmonary artery branch is demonstrated to advance the knowledge among practicing surgeons on technical nuances of...
Welcome to the fifth 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 a case of near–total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair using left atrial appendage to vertical vein anastomosis. This was a 27-year-old woman who presented with exertional intolerance,...
Left anterior minithoracotomy represents a good alternative for pulmonary valve replacement via a minimally invasive technique. This minimal access approach can be performed safely in both primary and repeat operations...
The fourth of twelve videos in a CTSNet series on Thoracic Surgical Oncology – Technical Approaches by Professor Tristan D. Yan is presented here. To see the complete list of...











