This video demonstrates a step-by-step procedure for the surgical stabilization of rib fractures using pre-contoured titanium plates, highlighting exposure, reduction, and fixation for optimal chest wall reconstruction and recovery.
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Thoracic
February 12, 2026
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Hani Shennib, a Clinical Professor of Vascular and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, USA, about catheters as a language.
February 12, 2026
This study investigated whether antifibrotic therapy is associated with a reduced incidence of lung cancer in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
February 12, 2026
This state-of-the-art review examines how trial design and sample size affect the assessment of sex-related treatment effects. Traditional unstructured recruitment often underrepresents women and limits the evaluation of sex-by-treatment interactions.
February 6, 2026
In this highly educational interview, CTSNet Senior Editor Cristina Ruiz Segria interviews nurse practitioner April Thomas about the care of post-pneumonectomy patients.
February 5, 2026
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Louise Kenny about congenital heart transplants.
February 5, 2026
In this nationwide retrospective cohort study, the authors evaluated outcomes of minimally invasive lobectomy (MIL) vs stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) in 2,183 patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated between 2014 and 2016. After propensity score weighting, overall survival differed by clinical subgroups.
February 3, 2026
This video demonstrates the preoperative planning, robotic port placement, and surgical technique for robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a secretory intrapericardial paraganglioma.
February 2, 2026
This video demonstrates a patient with recurrent pneumonia due to an obstructing left lower lobe bronchial neuroendocrine tumor without metastasis, who underwent a parenchyma-sparing robotic left lower lobe bronchial sleeve resection.
January 30, 2026
In this episode of the Case of the Month, thoracic surgeon and CTSNet Senior Editor Leanne Ashrafian is joined by Dr. John Pilling, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, to discuss “Noisy Breathing.”