title: eComment: the role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the management of tuberculous empyemas.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barbetakis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paliouras
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Asteriou
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsilikas
mesh_terms: D004654:Empyema, Tuberculous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D013510:Pulmonary Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D012086:Reoperation; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome