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| Year : 2007 | Volume
: 3
| Issue : 4 | Page : 141-148 |
Thoracoscopic management of empyema thoracis
Michael A Wait, Daniel L Beckles, Michelle Paul, Margaret Hotze, Michael J DiMaio
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Correspondence Address:
Michael A Wait
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75390
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.38908
Appropriate management of empyema thoracis is dependent upon a secure diagnosis of the etiology of empyema and the phase of development. Minimal access surgery using video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) is one of many useful techniques in treating empyema. Complex empyema requires adjunctive treatment in addition to VATS.
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