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Chest X-ray, fifth postoperative day.
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During postoperative course, on control chest X-rays, there was atelectasis in the upper lobe and the middle lobe of the right lung (Fig. 1).
Computed tomography of the chest, sixth postoperative day.
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On the sixth postoperative day, contrast-enhanced computed tomographic (CT) scan was performed and revealed abrupt termination of the bronchial airways with atypical course of horizontal interlobal fissure (Fig. 2).
Bronchography, sixth postoperative day.
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Thus, bronchography was performed, which showed obstruction of the upper lobe bronchus and bronchus intermedius and the middle lobe bronchus of the right lung (Fig. 3).
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