The authors present a video illustrating the endoscopic management and drain placement for an iatrogenic proximal esophageal perforation with uncontrolled mediastinal sepsis.
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Thoracic
March 5, 2021
March 4, 2021
This video demonstrates the implantation of a custom sternal prosthesis in a patient who had previous cardiac surgery complicated by mediastinitis with necessitated complete sternectomy.
February 26, 2021
The aim of this video is to present a case report over a subdiaphragmatic bronchogenic cyst and briefly discuss facts regarding these rare malformations.
February 26, 2021
This study looks at the relationship between failure to rescue and patient frailty after cardiovascular surgery.
February 24, 2021
In this CTSNet To Go podcast episode, Jessica G. Y. Luc moderates a discussion on nontechnical skills for cardiothoracic surgery.
February 24, 2021
In this CTSNet To Go podcast episode, Edward M. Bender of Stanford University in California, USA, moderates a discussion on how the internet plays a role in establishing and growing cardiothoracic careers.
February 24, 2021
This video shows the clinical case, imaging, and surgical approach (clamshell) for a giant mediastinal germ cell tumor, which kept growing after chemotherapy despite normalization of serum tumor markers.
February 23, 2021
This Beat episode discusses the latest on robotic diaphragm plication and "robotic-alternative" instrumentation, decreasing overutilization of postoperative chest X-rays, and the current CT surgery job market.
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy After Pediatric Nissen Fundoplication for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
February 22, 2021
The authors present a clinical video highlighting the technique used to perform a completely minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy for a patient with a history of open Nissen fundoplication performed as an infant for GERD who developed esophageal adenocarcinoma as an adult.
February 21, 2021
In this article by Piarulli et al, they investigate the effect of a patient's incision for valve surgery on their psychological well-being.