Robotic & Endoscopic Cardiac
This video demonstrates the feasibility and step-by-step technique of performing a Bentall procedure through a right axillary minithoracotomy in an adult patient with aortic root aneurysm and aortic valve disease. Cardiopulmonary bypass was established via...
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...
Abstract “Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery” (2023) by Dr. Joseph Zacharias is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to minimally invasive cardiac surgery. This landmark text combines foundational principles with the latest advancements...
Robotic thymectomy is an effective therapeutic approach for the treatment of thymic epithelial tumors, offering a low complication rate and favorable oncological outcomes (1). Several techniques have been described for...
In this episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. Faisal Bakaeen, Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Director of the...
This video is the second-place thoracic winner from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the other winning videos. The patient was a 69-year-old...
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...
This is the winning thoracic video from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the cardiac and congenital first place winners. Click here to...
The authors present the case of a 40-year-old male with no prior medical history who reported progressive dysphagia to solids over several months. Imaging with CT and MRI revealed a...
This video showcases a totally endoscopic mitral valve replacement (TE-MVR) using a transcatheter device in a patient with a history of mitral commissurotomy. The procedure was performed using a minimally...










