Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Early Stage of Pediatric Pleural Empyema Improves Outcome.

Objectives:  The aim of this study was to observe outcomes of early decortication in a treatment of pleural empyema using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

Methods:  The case records of 21 pediatric patients who underwent VATS for empyema between 2009 and 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were observed based on demographic, laboratory, and clinical data, as well as treatment outcomes.

Management of the Pediatric Spontaneous Pneumothorax: The Role of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.

Treatment of pneumothorax involves conservative treatment and surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the best approach of initial treatment and long-term outcomes of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in pediatric patients. From January 2009 until June 2019, 36 patients younger than the age of 18 who were treated for spontaneous pneumothorax were included into retrospective study.