Lung & Mediastinal
This study examines the relationship between public interest in cardiothoracic surgical conditions and corresponding research output during a 21-year period (2004–2024). Public interest was assessed using Google Trends data and correlated with PubMed-indexed publications across...
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 submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. This video shows the different discussions between the surgeon...
Patient Selection This 42-year-old female patient with seropositive myasthenia gravis was receiving treatment with oral prednisone and pyridostigmine. She presented with persistent generalized weakness. Imaging revealed a 9 cm lobulated...
This video details a thoracic surgical procedure in which a patient with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) underwent a Collis gastroplasty and Nissen fundoplication. This case highlights the...
A left upper lobe S1/2 bi-segmentectomy is a useful operation for tumors isolated in this position. Using 3D modeling, the authors delineated the vascular and bronchial anatomy to ensure that...
This article is part of CTSNet’s series, Perfecting TAVR Removal | Skills Sharpening With Vince Gaudiani. CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Vince Gaudiani presents nine surgical videos on the technical aspects...
The authors present the case of a 55-year-old woman with no significant medical history who was incidentally diagnosed with atelectasis of the left upper lobe. Imaging and bronchoscopy identified a...
The patient was a 67-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex infection, a left lower lobe pulmonary nodule, and a 30 pack-year smoking history. He...
The authors present the case of a complex thoracoscopic segmentectomy of segments 9 and 10 of the left lower lobe in a 60-year-old male. Preoperative computed tomography (CT) imaging revealed...













