Oct 22, 2024 · Removal of the discrete fibropurulent peel present on the lung and chest wall is called “ Decortication ”. While this terms commonly used interchangeably, they involved separate technical …

It is mostly performed to remove the fibrous layer over the lung, chest wall, and diaphragm to help improve breathing problems and other lung symptoms. There are two types of decortication surgery: …

Aug 20, 2025 · Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) decortication: A surgeon makes multiple small cuts and inserts tools through them. They put a camera in one cut to guide their use of the other tools.

Sep 25, 2011 · In these cases, decortication (or peel removal) is necessary for full recovery. If the peel isn’t removed, the lung will remain compressed and infection can easily recur. In VATS surgery, …

Dec 15, 2025 · Over the last two decades, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has evolved from a drainage-and-debridement tool to a definitive decortication approach for selected patients with …

The goal of VATS- P/D is the debulking of enough pleural disease and decortication of the underlying trapped lung in order to obliterate the pleural space to allow pleural apposition.

During the early disease process, the peel is usually thin and easily removable from the lung parenchyma; in such cases, VATS is the ideal treatment modality. The thoracoscopic approach can …

Nov 16, 2022 · Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique used to diagnose and treat problems in the chest. During a VATS procedure, a tiny camera and …

VATS decortication is a surgical procedure used to remove thick fibrous tissue or adhesions from the surface of the lung and pleural cavity. These layers can restrict lung expansion and function.

Decrotication is a surgical procedure to remove fluid and a thickened rind around lung. It is performed to treat patients with empyema and fibrothorax. We typically perform this procedure using the video …