PMC3277471_01
Retrocardiac fluid collection causing compression of the left pulmonary vein and the left atrium. C: fluid collection. A: left atrium. V: left pulmonary vein.
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A CT scan demostrated the presence of a retrocardiac fluid collection, extending from the level of the esophagogastric anastomosis to the diaphragm and causing compression of the left pulmonary vein and the left atrium (FIGURE 1).