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Chest X-ray shows a total collapse of the right lung with mediastinal shift. Note the convergence and downward orientation of the right lung airway toward the lower esophagus.
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CXR (Fig. 1) shows total collapse of the right lung with mediastinal shift.
The chest CT scan shows total collapse of the right lung with marked hypoplasia of the right pulmonary artery (red arrow). (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)
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A CT scan (Fig. 2) was performed showing total collapse of the right lung in addition to the absence of the right main bronchus.
An upper GI study shows abnormal direct communication between the right main bronchus and esophagus at its lower part with focal stenosis at the site of communication (arrow).
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VB (Fig. 3) shows the abrupt blunt end of the right bronchus with normal airway of the left lung.
CT Virtual bronchoscopy (A) with 3D reconstruction of the airway (B). Note the blind end of the right main bronchus with normal left main airway structures.
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However, the upper GI study (Fig. 4) shows the contrast opacified airway communication between the esophagus and the right main bronchus at the lower part of the esophagus with focal airway stenosis at the site of communication.
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