Abstract
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is now being used
with increasing frequency for a wide variety of indications in
pediatric patients. Although there is no high level of evidence
for the advantages of VATS in the pediatric patient group, the
proven benefits of this method in the adult patient group have
encouraged thoracic surgeons to perform VATS in this patient
population. In this study, the procedures performed in pediatric
patients under 18 years of age and their results were reviewed
with the help of articles obtained as a result of searches
using relevant keywords in the English literature (PubMed,
Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane). The frequency,
indications, and results of the procedures performed differed
according to age groups.