Which technique is the best for the surgical management of empyema thoracis in children?

TANDER, Burak; Bıçakcı, Ünal; Gunaydin, Mithat; Demirel, Dilek; Rizalar, Riza; Ariturk, Ender; Bernay, Ferit

doi:10.5114/kitp.2013.36132

Which technique is the best for the surgical management of empyema thoracis in children?

TANDER B., Bıçakcı Ü., Gunaydin M., Demirel D., Rizalar R., Ariturk E., ...More

KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA-POLISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.10, no.2, pp.130-132, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 10 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.5114/kitp.2013.36132
Journal Name: KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA-POLISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.130-132
Keywords: empyema, single-port technique, two-port technique, PARAPNEUMONIC EFFUSIONS, THORACOSCOPY, DEBRIDEMENT, DRAINAGE
Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: The differences between single-port (SPT) and two-port techniques (TPT) for the debridement of advanced thoracic empyema in children were evaluated.