title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98111, USA. gtsdel@vmmc.org
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Low
mesh_terms: D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome