New techniques and technologies are constantly being developed in surgical treatment for lung cancer. These recent CTSNet videos demonstrate some of the most popular and innovative techniques, including uniportal VATS resection, robotic assisted lobectomy, and surgical management of rare and complex lung cancers.
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Robotic
August 7, 2023
This video demonstrates a robotic bilateral thymectomy with an emphasis on surgical anatomy and technique.
July 31, 2023
This video demonstrates robotic assisted thoracoscopic bilateral lobectomy and tangential resection of left main pulmonary artery via subxiphoid approach for synchronous non-small cell lung carcinoma.
July 12, 2023
This video demonstrates multidisciplinary management of oligometastatic ALK+ NSCLC in a patient with advanced disease previously managed with targeted therapy and eventual left upper lobectomy who on follow-up was noted to have oligoprogressive disease.
July 10, 2023
Minimally invasive right pneumonectomy can be a complicated procedure, but in the absence of hilar involvement by both neoplasm and lymph nodes, it does not show considerable technical difficulties and is feasible for all surgeons with minimally invasive experience.
June 28, 2023
This video describes a case of a carcinoid tumor of the middle lobe bronchus with involvement of the insertion of middle lobe, which was removed using a RATS lobectomy.
May 25, 2023
Seventeen procedures were identified by a Delphi process as feasible for simulation-based training.
May 25, 2023
This video shows a robotic phrenic-sparing thymectomy for a B3 thymoma after ICG detection of the phrenic nerve and periphrenic vessels.
April 11, 2023
This video demonstrates a robotic assisted mitral valve repair after a failed transcatheter edge-to-edge repair.
April 10, 2023
This video reviews the technique for robotic-assisted paraesophageal hernia repair with both Dor and Nissen fundoplications, focusing on operative anatomy and critical steps for early learners.