Video-assisted thoracoscopic treatment of pneumothorax
in the last three decades, minimally invasive techniques have progressively gained acceptance, as
shown by the numerous studies published in the literature. Before the 1990s, video-assisted thoracoscopic
surgery (VATS) was considered feasible almost exclusively for the diagnosis of pleural diseases. The
availability of better instruments and endoscopic stapling devices allowed thoracoscopy to evolve into a new
“therapeutic era”. Nowadays, VATS is considered the approach of choice for the treatment of pneumothorax