Robotic & Endoscopic Cardiac
The authors present a case of a patient who underwent right anterior thoracotomy aortic valve replacement with concomitant ascending and hemiarch replacement. This video demonstrates the feasibility of combining a minimally invasive thoracotomy approach with...
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 2023 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video presents the case of a fifty-six-year-old woman with...
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has become the choice of modality for thoracic surgeons globally because it reduces the rate of postoperative morbidities and shortens hospital stay without compromise to oncological...
This video is the second-place winner from CTSNet’s 2023 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the other winning videos. The near-infrared fluorescence imaging system is an...
In this video, the author demonstrates a robotic left atrial myxoma resection. The author uses the same approach for all valve operations including AVRs and MV repairs, and an identical...
This video demonstrates the most technically difficult initial steps to a minimally invasive, robotic-assisted tracheobronchoplasty, namely the exposure and repair of the left mainstem bronchus. The video details the dissection...
Optimally, coverage of the left subclavian artery orifice should be revascularized. The most widely used method of revascularization is the carotid-subclavian bypass. This is commonly performed by vascular surgeons, and...
A sixty-one-year-old woman presented with a history of incidentally noted hypercalcemia and worsening bone pain over the preceding weeks. Her past medical history included gastroesophageal reflux and previous smoking history...
Minimally invasive surgery is a reality in most surgical specialties. With new technological improvements, new instruments, better video support, anesthesia refinement, and robotic platforms allowing 3D view and extension of...












