This video highlights a single-port technique for limited sympathectomy aimed at treating refractory ventricular tachycardia. It is designed to reduce surgical risks in otherwise unstable patients, minimize postoperative pain, and provide a durable solution for a condition for which other medical management has failed.
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Thoracic
April 24, 2025
In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang about totally endoscopic cardiac surgery.
April 24, 2025
This study analyzed long-term risk factors for compensatory sweating following bilateral endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (BETS) in 98 patients between 2010 and 2023.
April 21, 2025
In Part 2 of this series, leaders discussed regions of the world in need of more women in CT surgery, establishing robust thoracic programs, and connecting surgeons globally.
April 18, 2025
This video demonstrates the successful surgical correction of severe pectus excavatum with hemodynamic repercussions in a 37-year-old female athlete using the cross-bar technique and cryoanalgesia for pain management.
April 17, 2025
This video demonstrates a case of repair for acquired asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy in a patient who underwent a Ravitch procedure at age four, which inhibited thoracic cavity growth and resulted in severe shortness of breath due to a very small thoracic cavity.
April 17, 2025
In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning examines the first-ever transcontinental uniportal thoracic surgery
April 17, 2025
This article presents a comprehensive epidemiological analysis of lung cancer, focusing on subtype-specific patterns worldwide.
April 15, 2025
In this video, the authors present a case involving a robotic-assisted left upper lobectomy, which includes the dissection and division of the intrapericardial pulmonary vein, and arterioplasty of the pulmonary artery trunk to preserve the lower lobe.
April 11, 2025
This video demonstrates a robotic-assisted substernal esophageal reconstruction technique in a patient with a history of perforated esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.