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Portable anteroposterior radiograph of the chest reveals complete atelectasis of the right lung (white arrow), adjacent right-sided pleural effusion (arrowhead) and leftward mediastinal shift (black arrow) consistent with tension hydrothorax.
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A portable chest radiograph (CXR) revealed complete atelectasis of the right lung with adjacent large right pleural effusion, causing mediastinal shift to the left, consistent with tension hydrothorax (Figure 1).
Axial (A) and coronal (B) computed tomography angiogram images of the chest showing a large right pleural effusion (arrows) and near-complete atelectasis of the right lung (arrow heads) with leftward mediastinal shift.
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A computed tomography (CT) angiogram of the chest confirmed the above findings; there was no evidence of pulmonary embolism or aortic dissection (Figure 2).