BACKGROUND
Thoracic empyema remains a serious problem.
OBJECTIVE
We evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for fibropurulent thoracic empyema.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
Twenty-six consecutive patients with thoracic empyema resistant to medical therapy were treated by VATS from 1997 to 2006. The presence of pleural adhesion was not a contraindication. Pat...