Robotic & Endoscopic Cardiac
The authors present a case of reoperative settings using a minimally invasive approach in an 11-year-old girl with a complex congenital heart defect. The procedure consisted of pulmonary valve replacement via a left anterior minithoracotomy...
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 demonstrates robot-assisted esophageal mobilization as part of a McKeown esophagectomy for a 53-year-old patient with distal esophageal adenocarcinoma. Following neoadjuvant FLOT chemotherapy, the patient exhibited a favorable response,...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. In this video, the authors report how they were able...
In this CTSNet series, Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang presents innovative, totally endoscopic cardiac procedures for a variety of conditions. Stay tuned for more series videos in the coming weeks. The authors...
In this CTSNet series, Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang presents innovative, totally endoscopic cardiac procedures for a variety of conditions. Stay tuned for more series videos in the coming weeks. The authors...
The minimally invasive approach for pediatric cardiac surgery is increasingly advocated. This video demonstrates how the authors use the right vertical axillary incision to perform repair of severe supravalvar aortic...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning celebrates two years of the podcast and speaks with Dr. Joseph F. Sabik III, president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is the standard of care...
In this CTSNet series, Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang presents innovative, totally endoscopic cardiac procedures for a variety of conditions. Stay tuned for more series videos in the coming weeks. The authors...











