The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in the treatment of postoperative bleeding after thoracic surgery. We retrospectively analyzed data from our institution on the use of a video-assisted approach in patients requiring reexploration for hemorrhage occurring after open or VATS procedures. Seventeen surgical reexplorations were performed in 16 patients: 7 after VATS and 9 after prior open procedures. The interval between the end of the first procedure and reexploration was 6-36 hours after VATS and 15-120 hours after thoracotomy. The source of bleeding was identified in 82.4 % of cases. No deaths occurred. The postoperative course was uneventful for all patients except one, who underwent extrapleural pneumonectomy and required a second VATS reexploration for uncontrolled bleeding 10 hours after the first reoperation. The videothoracoscopic approach for postoperative hemothorax requiring surgical reexploration seems to be safe and effective and guarantees the benefits of minimally invasive surgery: it allows the surgeon to evacuate the hemothorax, to accurately explore the operating field, and to achieve adequate hemostasis.