Robotic & Endoscopic Cardiac
This session features leading surgeons presenting on advanced techniques—including robotic implantation, carinal resection, and aortic valve replacement (AVR)—at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. To begin, Dr. Danny Ramzy,...
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...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Aamir Amin, a cardiothoracic surgery resident at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK, about humanoid robots and artificial...
An 8 cm left sub-areolar thoracotomy was performed as the working port. The pericardium was opened vertically over the left ventricular apex and suspended with retraction sutures. Using 3-0 polypropylene...
This article explores the pathways for and challenges and implications of integrating artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled humanoid robotic systems, or embodied AI, into operating rooms (ORs). While AI is being integrated...
A 53-year-old man presented with exertional dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a coronary sinus atrial septal defect measuring 16 × 21 mm with a left-to-right shunt. Significant secondary tricuspid regurgitation was...
In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Fraser Sutherland, a consultant cardiac surgeon at Ross Hall Hospital and the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Scotland, about the...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Fraser Sutherland, a consultant cardiac surgeon at Ross Hall Hospital and the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Scotland, about...
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...
The authors present a case of open cutdown cannulation of the right common carotid artery for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using the semi-Seldinger technique. A 65-year-old man presented with chest pain...
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 video presents the case of totally endoscopic partial atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) repair in a 40-year-old male with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH). The authors describe the details of the...
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...









