JTCVS TechniquesPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.025
Lucas Ribé MD , Lucas Ruiter Kanamori MD , Bruno P. Schmid MD , Thanila A. Macedo MD , Bernardo C. Mendes MD , Steven Maximus MD , Ying Huang MD, PhD , Felipe Nasser MD, PhD , Gustavo S. Oderich MD
{"title":"Outcomes of fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in patients with heritable thoracic aortic diseases","authors":"Lucas Ribé MD , Lucas Ruiter Kanamori MD , Bruno P. Schmid MD , Thanila A. Macedo MD , Bernardo C. Mendes MD , Steven Maximus MD , Ying Huang MD, PhD , Felipe Nasser MD, PhD , Gustavo S. Oderich MD","doi":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Open surgical repair is the first-line treatment for patients with complex aortic aneurysms and heritable thoracic aortic diseases (HTADs). Fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair (FB-EVAR) has been used selectively in higher-risk patients. This study assessed early- and midterm outcomes of FB-EVAR for complex aortic aneurysms in patients with HTADs.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We reviewed clinical data, imaging, and outcomes of consecutive patients treated by FB-EVAR for complex abdominal and thoracoabdominal aneurysms from April 2007 to June 2024. Patients with confirmed Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, or <em>ACTA2</em> mutation were included. End points included 30-day mortality and major adverse events, cumulative incidence of aortic-related mortality, aortic aneurysm rupture, and secondary interventions.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among 850 patients (median age, 58 years; interquartile range, 49-70 years; 8 [53%] men) treated by FB-EVAR for complex abdominal aortic aneurysms and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, 15 (1.8%) had confirmed HTADs. Technical success was achieved with no early mortality in all patients. Early outcomes showed no cerebrovascular or major cardiac events. One patient developed delayed paraparesis with complete recovery. Median follow-up was 20 months (interquartile range, 13-34 months) with no aortic-related mortality and aortic aneurysm rupture. One patient developed a late retrograde dissection treated by thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Patient survival and cumulative incidence of secondary interventions at 1 year were 93% ± 16% and 10.0% (95% CI, 0.0%-26.8%), respectively.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>FB-EVAR in select patients with a confirmed diagnosis of HTADs was associated with high technical success and no early mortality. Midterm outcomes revealed no aortic-related mortality or aortic aneurysm rupture, but 1 in 3 patients required secondary interventions, highlighting the importance of continuous surveillance in this population.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":53413,"journal":{"name":"JTCVS Techniques","volume":"32 ","pages":"Pages 10-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144739400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JTCVS TechniquesPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.005
Cangsong Xiao PhD , Haitao Chi MD , Junhui Wang MD , Lei Chen MD , Ming Yang MD , Yan Xue MD , Nan Zheng MD , Qiang Zhao MD , Ruidong Yang MD , Zezheng Zhao MD , Yan Lv MD
{"title":"Cerebral perfusion-first techniques in total arch replacement for Stanford A aortic dissection","authors":"Cangsong Xiao PhD , Haitao Chi MD , Junhui Wang MD , Lei Chen MD , Ming Yang MD , Yan Xue MD , Nan Zheng MD , Qiang Zhao MD , Ruidong Yang MD , Zezheng Zhao MD , Yan Lv MD","doi":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53413,"journal":{"name":"JTCVS Techniques","volume":"32 ","pages":"Pages 43-46"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144739404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JTCVS TechniquesPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.021
Xinyi Wang MD, Jie Xiang MB, Hailei Du MD, Yajie Zhang MD, PhD, Hecheng Li MD, PhD
{"title":"Right basilar segmental autologous lung transplantation with carinal reconstruction in a patient with central lung squamous cell carcinoma: Case report","authors":"Xinyi Wang MD, Jie Xiang MB, Hailei Du MD, Yajie Zhang MD, PhD, Hecheng Li MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53413,"journal":{"name":"JTCVS Techniques","volume":"32 ","pages":"Pages 198-200"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144739462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JTCVS TechniquesPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.023
Justin Robinson MD , Samuel M. Hoenig BA , Brittany A. Potz MD, MA , John P. Costello MD , Tara Karamlou MD, MSc
{"title":"Ectopia cordis and borderline left heart: Application of a novel approach","authors":"Justin Robinson MD , Samuel M. Hoenig BA , Brittany A. Potz MD, MA , John P. Costello MD , Tara Karamlou MD, MSc","doi":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53413,"journal":{"name":"JTCVS Techniques","volume":"32 ","pages":"Pages 136-140"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144739478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JTCVS TechniquesPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.027
Juan Carlos de Agustín-Asensio MD, PhD, David Peláez-Mata MD, Sara Monje-Fuente MD, Pilar Vázquez-González MD, Marta Benito-Anguita MD
{"title":"Diaphragmatic paralysis after cardiac surgery in children: Long-term results of a simple thoracoscopic diaphragmatic plication technique","authors":"Juan Carlos de Agustín-Asensio MD, PhD, David Peláez-Mata MD, Sara Monje-Fuente MD, Pilar Vázquez-González MD, Marta Benito-Anguita MD","doi":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.04.027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Thoracoscopic treatment of symptomatic diaphragmatic paralysis can be challenging, especially after surgery. We studied the efficacy and safety of a minimally invasive diaphragmatic plication technique.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A retrospective review was conducted on children who underwent thoracoscopic diaphragmatic repair after cardiac surgery between 2011 and 2020. The technique used a 3-mm camera, a 3-mm trocar, and an 18-gauge epidural needle to access the pleural space. The needle was threaded from posterior to anterior through the diaphragm to place nonabsorbable sutures, creating tension.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Forty-five patients (28 male, 17 female) were reviewed, with a median age of 39.5 ± 28 days (range, 8 days to 13 years). The median surgical time was 65.97 ± 12.6 minutes. No organ injuries or conversions to thoracotomy occurred. A chest drain was placed in 18 patients, removed after an average of 1.8 ± 1.2 days. Three patients experienced postoperative complications (severe pneumothorax or persistent pleural effusion), requiring additional chest tubes for 3.6 ± 2 days. All patients were extubated after 2.13 ± 2.3 days. After a follow-up of 6 months to 10 years, 4 recurrences (8.8%) were resolved with re-thoracoscopy and 1 thoracotomy.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The needle thoracoscopic diaphragmatic plication technique is simple and associated with low recurrence and complication rates. It is considered the technique of choice for newborns and infants, with favorable long-term results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":53413,"journal":{"name":"JTCVS Techniques","volume":"32 ","pages":"Pages 152-156"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144739481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel, noninvasive, extended reality–aided pulmonary tumor marking method for sublobar resection in minimally invasive surgery","authors":"Ryosuke Izawa MD, Shinya Tane MD, PhD, Takefumi Doi MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Ogawa MD, PhD, Daisuke Hokka MD, PhD, Yoshimasa Maniwa MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.05.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.05.025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>We developed a novel, noninvasive, extended reality–aided marking procedure for tumor localization and aimed to evaluate its feasibility and safety for sublobar resection in minimally invasive surgery.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We prospectively evaluated the concordance rate between extended reality–aided marking and actual tumor localization for 20 patients who underwent sublobar resection, including wedge resection and segmentectomy. During sublobar resection, the augmented reality image of the 3-dimensional pulmonary anatomy and the tumor were overlaid onto the thoracoscopic monitor. This allowed the surgeons to observe the tumor location with the head-mounted mixed reality display during the surgery. Marking concordance was defined as the difference of 10 mm or less between the distances from the actual tumor margin and the identified marking point on the extended reality to the margin.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We enrolled 11 patients who underwent wedge resection and 9 patients who underwent segmentectomy. For each case, the pulmonary anatomy and tumor were successfully overlaid onto the operative image. The median computed tomography tumor size was 13.5 mm (interquartile range, 10.7-21.7 mm). The extended reality–aided marking method accurately delineated 90% of cases (18 of 20). The median distance from the actual surgical margin was 18 mm (interquartile range, 11-23.5 mm). The median duration of surgery was 117 (interquartile range, 64-147) minutes, and the perioperative courses were uneventful for all cases except for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in 1 patient.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Our novel, noninvasive, extended reality–based marking method is safe and feasible for identifying tumor locations during sublobar resection.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":53413,"journal":{"name":"JTCVS Techniques","volume":"32 ","pages":"Pages 157-162"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144739386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JTCVS TechniquesPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.05.009
Yahya Alwatari MB, BCh, BAO, Yazan AlJamal MBBS, Suraj M. Yalamuri MD, Phillip G. Rowse MD, Dennis A. Wigle MD, PhD
{"title":"Innovative technique for pulmonary artery control in complex left upper lobectomy: Enhancing safety in minimally invasive resections","authors":"Yahya Alwatari MB, BCh, BAO, Yazan AlJamal MBBS, Suraj M. Yalamuri MD, Phillip G. Rowse MD, Dennis A. Wigle MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.05.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.05.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53413,"journal":{"name":"JTCVS Techniques","volume":"32 ","pages":"Pages 182-187"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144739393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}