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This video demonstrates a successful robotic-assisted left upper lobectomy for a congenital lung malformation in a 31-year-old woman, highlighting the technical advantages of the robotic platform in... More
September 22, 2025
This video demonstrates video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for managing refractory Paget-Schroetter syndrome, featuring minimally invasive first rib resection with enhanced visualization and precision.
September 17, 2025
This video demonstrates how to use visual cues to compensate for the lack of tactile feedback during robotic pulmonary resections, enabling the accurate identification of lesions despite the absence of physical palpation.
September 15, 2025
This video presents a case of idiopathic diaphragmatic relaxation treated with robotic diaphragm plication using the da Vinci Xi platform through a four-port technique.
September 10, 2025
CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joel Dunning recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Jeffrey Velotta, thoracic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, regarding his paper, Time to Surgery in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Defining the Optimal Diagnosis-to-Resection Interval to Reduce Mortality.
September 1, 2025
This video demonstrates a combined Ravitch procedure for severe pectus excavatum and valve-sparing root replacement along with mitral valve repair.
August 28, 2025
In this exceptional interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Robert Cerfolio, Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at NYU Langone Health, about NYU Langone Health’s rise in hospital rankings.
August 27, 2025
This case illustrates key steps in robotic left lower lobectomy with bronchoplasty, including adhesiolysis, mediastinal lymphadenectomy, anatomic resection of the left lower lobe, and bronchial reconstruction with airway preservation.
August 11, 2025
This video demonstrates a porcine xenograft replacement of the aortic root in a patient with severe aortic regurgitation due to infective endocarditis.
August 7, 2025
This video demonstrates a safe and effective robotic approach to left upper division trisegmentectomy, featuring careful anatomical dissection, parenchymal division, and comprehensive lymphadenectomy. It emphasizes the balance between preserving important structures while ensuring adequate lung division for tumor resection.
August 4, 2025
This video describes a bedside cannulation technique in an awake patient on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.