In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Sameh Said about performing the first successful ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT)-to-open atrial septectomy-to-rapid stage I Norwood palliation in a neonate with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and intact interatrial septum.
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Education
July 24, 2025
July 24, 2025
This recent European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS) survey, conducted via the Fit2Perform working group, highlights critical insights into the well-being and mental health of thoracic surgeons across Europe.
July 22, 2025
This video demonstrates a minimally invasive step-by-step approach to performing uniportal thoracoscopic decortication for late-stage tuberculous empyema, which is often considered suitable only for open surgery.
July 18, 2025
In this video, Dr. Niv Ad describes his technique for mitral valve repair without cross-clamping during the 2023 Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Meeting.
July 18, 2025
At the 2024 Birmingham Review Course, Dr. Richard Milton, consultant thoracic surgeon at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals, presented a course titled “Thoracic Sepsis.”
July 18, 2025
At the ISMICS Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Dr. John D. Puskas delivered a presentation titled “Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Trial 2.0.”
July 17, 2025
In this video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates how to close an upper ministernotomy.
July 16, 2025
In Part 3 of this series, experts discuss managing shockable rhythms, CSR/CALS algorithm for ventricular fibrillation and tachycardia without a pulse, the use of manual vs automated defibrillation, and antiarrhythmic medications.
July 11, 2025
At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Dr. L. Wiley Nifong delivered a presentation titled "How I Trained Over Half the World's Robotic Surgeons."
Mastering Robotic Lung Resection: The French Lobectomy Technique for Standardized Surgical Education
July 8, 2025
This video demonstrates a standardized robotic segmentectomy using the French lobectomy technique, structured in five anatomical zones. It highlights the integration of 3D reconstruction and mixed reality planning in the surgical management of a left basal pyramid lesion in a 76-year-old patient.