Robotic & Endoscopic Cardiac
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 – Thursday, September 3, 2026 @ 12:00 am – This course offers a full day of off pump robotic minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) exposure and a day of...
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...
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....
This video is the third-place winner from CTSNet’s 2024 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the other winning videos. Step 1: Left Anterior Minithoracotomy The authors...
This video is the second-place winner from CTSNet’s 2024 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the other winning videos. This video demonstrates a novel surgical technique...
Given the challenges of accessing robotic surgery, the authors’ thoracic surgical team has introduced ArtiSential Bipolar Precise Dissectors into clinical practice, successfully performing more than 30 anatomical pulmonary resections to...
In May 2024, the Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Technologies International Society celebrated its 10-year anniversary in Thessaloniki, Greece. Surgeons from around the world gathered to discuss MiECC in clinical practices and...
In May 2024, the Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Technologies International Society celebrated its 10-year anniversary in Thessaloniki, Greece. Surgeons from around the world gathered to discuss MiECC in clinical practices and...
Conduction abnormalities of the heart are common in post-cardiac surgery patients and also in some congenital heart abnormalities. The epicardial PPI procedure was designed to address specific situations where traditional...
The patient was a 68-year-old male with a history of type 3 paraesophageal hernia (PEH) recurrence post receiving a Nissen fundoplication and an attempted robotic repair one year prior. The...










