Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Pleural Empyema

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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Pleural Empyema Peter N. Wurnig, MD, Victoria Wittmer, MD, Nestor S. Pridun, MD, Peter H. Hollaus, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 1, Pages 309-313 (January 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.065 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Computed tomographic scan (left) and chest X-ray (preoperative) (right). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 309-313DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.065) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Port placement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 309-313DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.065) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 3 Chest X-ray on discharge. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 309-313DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.065) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 4 Number of patients sorted by endoscopy or thoracotomy. (··· = endoscopic; — = thoracotomy.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 309-313DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.065) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions