At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Dr. Robert J. Cerfolio, Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at NYU Langone Health, delivered a presentation titled “Robotic Carinal Resection With ECMO.”
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September 25, 2025
This video demonstrates a robotic lobectomy with chest wall resection for invasive adenocarcinoma.
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 10, 2025
This video demonstrates how to correct sternum asymmetry in the Nuss procedure using a Gigli saw.
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 21, 2025
This article outlines the Chest Wall Injury Society’s guidelines for the surgical stabilization of rib fractures, detailing the indications for surgery, contraindications, and optimal timing for intervention. It emphasizes the importance of addressing rib fractures to improve patient outcomes and reduce complications related to chest wall injury.
August 7, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Mara Antonoff, Associate Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Program Director for Education at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and President of Women in Thoracic Surgery, about chest tubes.
July 30, 2025
This multi-institutional study of 81 patients with postoperative bronchopleural fistula (BPF) found a noncure rate of 46.9 percent and a mortality rate of 58 percent, with nearly half of the deaths directly related to BPF. Surgical intervention was performed in 85 percent of cases, with open-window thoracostomy being the most common procedure.
July 16, 2025
This article describes the outcomes of adding active chest tube clearance (ATC) to enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery (ERAS) program, comparing 684 patients who underwent ATC compared to 650 patients who did not.
July 3, 2025
This retrospective single-center study analyzed 143 patients who underwent chest wall resection and reconstruction from 2010–2023. Among these, 55.2 percent had lung cancer invading the chest wall, predominantly adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.