Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery(VATS) for acute empyema: evaluation of our experience with 39 cases

H. MATSUDAIRA (Tokyo, Japan), A. Ishikawa (Tokyo, Japan), S. Arakawa (Tokyo, Japan), Y. Noda (Tokyo, Japan), D. Kato (Tokyo, Japan), T. Shibasaki (Tokyo, Japan), S. Mori (Tokyo, Japan), T. Nakata (Tokyo, Japan), H. Asano (Tokyo, Japan), M. Yamashita (Tokyo, Japan), J. Hirano (Tokyo, Japan), M. Ogawa (Tokyo, Japan), T. Ohtsuka (Tokyo, Japan)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Session: Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 1080
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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