Robotic & Endoscopic Cardiac
The authors present a robotic-assisted right bilobectomy performed for coexisting right upper lobe bronchiectasis and synchronous middle lobe adenocarcinoma, highlighting the management of dual pathology in the setting of dense inflammatory adhesions. A 45-year-old male...
This cardiac session features leading surgeons providing updates on complex cardiac surgical interventions at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. To begin, Danny Ramzy,...
This single-center, single-arm prospective trial provides the first clinical safety and effectiveness data for the excimer laser-assisted non-occlusive anastomosis (ELANA) system in constructing the left internal thoracic artery (LITA)-to-left anterior...
Treating patients with both gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and severe obesity can be challenging. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy alone can exacerbate GERD symptoms and can induce GERD in asymptomatic patients (1)....
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 video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Carinal reconstruction remains a technically challenging procedure for thoracic surgeons...
In May 2024, 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...
Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy has emerged as a treatment option for advanced lung cancer (1). There has been concern about the technical difficulty of pulmonary resection due to inflammatory changes in vascular...
In May 2024, 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 video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. Aortic valve prostheses always result in some degree of transvalvular...
This much-watch discussion is the ultimate video in Vince Gaudiani’s mitral valve repair series. In this video, cardiac surgeon and CTSNet Senior Editor Vince Gaudiani and Dr. Leonard Lee, Professor...
At the 2024 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting, CTSNet Editor-In-Chief Joel Dunning set out to interview and record presentations from the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world....
At the 2024 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting, CTSNet Editor-In-Chief Joel Dunning set out to interview and record presentations from the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world....









