Publication at Third Faculty of Medicine |
2011
Abstract
Videothoracoscopy (VTS) and video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) decortication is commonly used in the treatment of early thoracic empyema. However, its conversion to thoracotomy is more frequent in chronic empyema cases.
The authors evaluate the role of VTS/VATS in the pleural empyema therapy in the group of patients treated for thoracic empyema using VATS or thoracotomic decortication