Robotic & Endoscopic Cardiac
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) heart team potentially losing a member. He explores the current composition of the TAVR heart team, proposed changes, the...
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...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. The patient was a 58-year-old female diagnosed with cT3N0M0...
Vascular injuries during robotic thoracic surgery are rare but potentially life-threatening. Prompt control of bleeding is essential to avoid hemodynamic instability and the need for conversion to open surgery. This...
This case demonstrated the repair of a recurrent left atrioventricular valve regurgitation via a repeat right axillary thoracotomy in a two-year-old girl who had previously undergone repair of a partial...
Introduction Endovascular arch repair is a progressive growth technique that has developed over the last 10-15 years, although open surgery remains the gold standard. Clinical Case This case involved a...
This video is the third-place winner from the 2025 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the other winning videos. Objective Reoperative cardiac surgery is often viewed...
In open and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) pulmonary surgery, direct palpation allows surgeons to locate small or deep pulmonary nodules with the sense of touch. However, in robotic-assisted thoracic surgery...
Idiopathic diaphragmatic relaxation is a rare condition characterized by the abnormal elevation of one hemidiaphragm within the thoracic cavity without any evidence of abdominal visceral herniation. This anatomical displacement can...
In May 2025, the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery brought together professionals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery to discuss and share knowledge on minimally invasive techniques. Watch...











