Robotic & Endoscopic Cardiac
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. In this video, the authors demonstrate a robotic right upper sleeve lobectomy with a rotational...
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...
In this video, the authors present a recent case of subaortic membrane resection via cosmetically appealing right axillary minimally thoracotomy, with an emphasis on the quality of the exposure, ease...
Radical thymectomy is the primary surgical treatment for thymomas, particularly for those suffering from myasthenia gravis as a result. Several surgical approaches exist, with a subxiphoid approach demonstrating good oncological...
As one of the most performed cardiac surgical procedures worldwide, the coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is important to understand in all of its variations. This roundup of CTSNet’s most...
This video shows a robotic right upper lobectomy in twelve steps with a focus on technique, technical pearls, and anatomy. The patient is a sixty-four-year-old woman with a 10.5 pack-per-year...
This video delivers a detailed explanation of a complex S10 segmentectomy performed via uniportal incision. The surgeons utilize ICG technology to demarcate the intersegmental plane—a key step in achieving...
Presently, hyperhidrosis is the most important established indication for thoracic sympathectomy. Historically, surgical sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis has been associated with three areas of controversy: the surgical approach; the technique...
This video shows the authors’ technique of minimally invasive atrial septal defect (ASD) closure in children, including tips for easy exposure and description of potential pitfalls. Disclaimer The information and...
This video shows a case of a robotic assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) performed with the DaVinci Xi system through a uniportal approach. An eighty-two-year-old woman with BMI 29 and a...





