Immediate video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for empyema

M J Mpe

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Published: 2023-11-29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/

M J Mpe

Sefako-Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa

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Mpe MJ. Immediate video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for empyema. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 29 [cited 2026 Apr. 19];29(4):e1769. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/1769

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