Robotic & Endoscopic Cardiac

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March 26, 2026 | Vikram Krishna

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video represents a case of a robotic left upper lobectomy with chest wall resection...

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October 31, 2023 | Marc Gerdisch

ERAS Cardiac Society conducted a joint webinar with CTSNet on October 26, 2023, bringing about pivotal insights and questions on the topic, “Enhancing Recovery in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.” The...

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October 30, 2023 | Anna Munoz Fos

Robotic surgery has gained popularity among thoracic surgeons worldwide because of to its lower morbidity and shorter hospital stay compared to open thoracotomy, and similar outcomes when compared with traditional...

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October 19, 2023 | Kevin Hodges

Options for aortic occlusion during robotic cardiac surgery include endoaortic balloon occlusion, which requires imaging guidance and coordination between the bedside assistant and anesthesia teams; the Chitwood DeBakey transthoracic clamp,...

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October 18, 2023 | Benjamin Palleiko

Nissen fundoplication is frequently performed by thoracic surgeons. This video shares the authors’ twelve-step operative technique for a robotic Nissen fundoplication. The patient is a sixty-three-year-old man with a history...

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October 16, 2023 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This case demonstrates the resection of a leiomyoma robotically. Preoperatively, the diagnosis was not made, and the leiomyoma was a surprise finding. The surgical team was set up for a...

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October 12, 2023 | Ali Taghizadeh-Waghefi

As a part of the “One-Access Concept,” the median sternotomy is the main surgical access route for all cardiac surgical procedures. As a way to translate this concept into minimally...