Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus open thoracotomy in the management of empyema: A comparative study

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus open thoracotomy in the management of empyema: A comparative study

Introduction: With a rise in the incidence of thoracic empyema, surgical interventions also have evolved from the traditional open decortication to the current minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). In this study, we determine the feasibility of VATS and also put the superio...

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Main Authors: Rohit Jindal, Amandeep Singh Nar, Atul Mishra, Ravinder Pal Singh, Aayushi Aggarwal, Namita Bansal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
Subjects:
clinical outcome
open thoracotomy
pleural decortication
pleural empyema
video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Online Access:http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2021;volume=17;issue=4;spage=470;epage=478;aulast=Jindal

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