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In this extraordinary interview, Cristina Ruiz Segria, CTSNet Senior Editor—Clinical Care Providers, speaks with Dr. Tara Mastracci about social prescribing and the ramifications of social... More
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 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 15, 2026
In this fascinating interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Drs. Michael Lanuti and thoracic surgeon and Leanne Ashrafian about Dr. Lanuti’s thoughts on the JCOG0802 trial and how he believes the wrong parameters were measured.
January 13, 2026
This video depicts a minimally invasive sleeve resection of centrally located mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the right lower lobe, followed by complex airway reconstruction.
January 9, 2026
This video demonstrates a new approach for thymic pathologies using a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with CO₂ insufflation technique.
January 8, 2026
In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet Senior Editor Leanne Ashrafian spoke with Dr. Gavin Wright about his thoughts on the JCOG0802 trial and why he prefers segmentectomy over lobectomy.
January 8, 2026
This video demonstrates a step-by-step technique for robotic bronchial sleeve right upper lobectomy.
January 6, 2026
This video demonstrates that robotic left secondary carinal resection and reconstruction are best performed using an anterolateral approach, which ensures optimal visibility for both resection and reconstruction, as well as clear margins on histopathology.
December 18, 2025
In this exceptional interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Nasser Altorki and CTSNet Senior Editor Leanne Ashrafian about the 10-year results from the JCOG0802 trial.
December 9, 2025
This video demonstrates a clinical case report and accompanying intraoperative footage of a laparoscopic transgastric resection of surgical mesh that was previously placed for hiatal hernia repair and had eroded through the gastroesophageal junction.