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Videothoracoscopic Decortication For Chronic Tuberculous Pleuritis

Cagatay Tezel, MD
This video demonstrates the technical details of videothoracoscopic parietal pleurectomy and decortication for tuberculosis empyema in a 24-year old male patient suffering from dyspnea.

Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Transapical aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become a feasible alternative to open techniques in high risk patients. Surgical technique and some critical tips and pitfalls are described.

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New Thoracic Portal Survey: VATS Lobectomy Training and Instruction

VATS lobectomy is growing in frequency, although most practitioners were trained prior to its introduction. This survey will help assess how current practitioners developed VATS lobectomy skills and how they are passing their knowledge on to others.

Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy Without Left Gastric Division

Ivor Lewis esophagectomy is occasionally required in patients who have previously undergone gastric surgery. A technique is described to salvage a gastric conduit by preserving the left gastric pedicle during esophagectomy.

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Centre

Thoracic Literature Watch - Second Quarter 2010

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Deadline for 2011 Mitral Conclave Abstract and Video Submission is January 7, 2011

New Online Journal – Mechanical Circulatory Support

Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery: Mark Orringer, MD
James Luketich, MD, interviews Mark Orringer, MD, in the second of a series of interviews with surgeons on CTSNet who have made important contributions to their fields of specialty. In this interview, Dr. Orringer discusses the procedure that he helped pioneer: the transhiatal esophagectomy. He reviews the key steps in the procedure to make this a successful operation.
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Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) Biopsy of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes
By David C. Rice, MB, BCh, FRCSI
Mediastinoscopy is the 'gold standard' method for determining the presence of nodal metastases in the mediastinum. Generally performed as an outpatient surgical procedure, it is associated with a low rate of serious adverse effects (