Decortication through muscle-sparing axillary skin crease incision (MSASCI) in late paediatric empyema thoracic

Introduction Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a less invasive and preferred modality for early stages of empyema (American Thoracic Society, Am Rev Respir Dis 85:935–6, 1962). Still, in the late organising phase, thoracotomy and decortication is the treatment of choice (American Thoracic Society, Am Rev Respir Dis 85:935–6, 1962). We aimed to evaluate the results of decortications through muscle-sparing axillary skin crease incision (MSASCI) in paediatric empyema thoracic.