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Chest X-ray 6 weeks postoperatively.
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A repeat CXR six weeks postoperatively continued to demonstrate an elevated right hemidiaphragm and right-sided pleural effusion, unchanged from his previous CXR (Figure 1).
Chest CT scan 6 weeks postoperatively.
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Chest (Figure 2) and neck CT scans demonstrated an elevated right hemidiaphragm with overlying right lower lobe atelectasis and degenerative changes in his cervical spine (C4-7) consistent with cervical spinal stenosis (Figure 3).
Neck CT scan C4-C5, C6-C7.
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Chest (Figure 2) and neck CT scans demonstrated an elevated right hemidiaphragm with overlying right lower lobe atelectasis and degenerative changes in his cervical spine (C4-7) consistent with cervical spinal stenosis (Figure 3).
Chest X-ray 1 year postoperatively.
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A repeat CXR at 1 year postoperatively no longer demonstrated an elevated right hemidiaphragm, although the patient continued to endorse mildly worsened exertional dyspnea compared to preoperative levels (Figure 4).