Robotic & Endoscopic Cardiac
Introduction The authors present a right-sided robotic resection of an enlarging anterior mediastinal mass, emphasizing the operative strategy, anatomic landmarks, and key decision points. Clinical Presentation and Workup A 54-year-old man with several years 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...
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, “Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery—Techniques and Procedures” Dr. M. M. Yusuf brought together cardiac surgery experts from around the world...
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, “Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery—Techniques and Procedures” Dr. M. M. Yusuf brought together cardiac surgery experts from around the world...
In the newest CTSNet Guest Editor Series, “Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery—Techniques and Procedures,” consultant cardiac surgeon Dr. M. M. Yusuf brought together cardiac surgery experts from around the...
It is always preferable to save as much lung parenchyma as possible during tracheobronchial surgeries, if possible, keeping in mind the importance of complete disease clearance (R0 resection) to avoid...
This video demonstrates a robotic left upper lobectomy in a woman with a history of smoking, COPD, and breast cancer treated with surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy-hormone therapy. The particularity of...
This video details a thoracic surgical procedure in which a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) right basilar segmentectomy is performed on a patient with a typical carcinoid tumor. The procedure is...
Introduction As the main source of cardiogenic emboli, left atrial appendage (LAA), accounts for more than 90 percent of embolic strokes (1, 2). It has been referred to as the...
Introduction The standard of care for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer without mediastinal lymph node invasion is up-front surgical resection, if feasible (1). This can sometimes be difficult...












