title: Video-assisted thoracic surgery and thoracic empyema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Theagenio Hospital, Al. Simeonidi, Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: nibarbet@yahoo.gr.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barbetakis
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Asteriou
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsilikas