Comment on: "Comparing the efficacy of video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) vs intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy in children with pleural empyema" by Omid et al

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye.
² Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye. soyer.tutku@gmail.com.

Bekir Erdeve et al. Pediatr Surg Int. 2025.

. 2025 May 30;41(1):154.

doi: 10.1007/s00383-025-06059-x.

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye.
² Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye. soyer.tutku@gmail.com.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare that there are no competing interests.

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