[Usefulness of video-assisted thoracic surgery techniques in intra-thoracic mass resection in children].

The progressive advances in Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, are applied presently to the surgical treatment of intra-thoracic injuries in children by way of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) techniques. We present the complete findings of two intra-thoracic masses, in an infant and in a school-aged child, with the use of the VATS technique. The operative technique is detailed in each case. We conclude that the lack of invasiveness and cost-efficiency of VATS the technique, constitute it as being the first choice in the treatment of intra-thoracic masses in children.