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The Chest-X-Ray performed after laparoscopic surgery. It shows dilated bowels loops in the left hemi thorax shifting the mediastinum to the right.
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A CXR was performed (Figure 1) and showed dilated large bowel loops in the left hemi thorax shifting the mediastinum to the right.
This is the Computed Tomography of the chest and upper abdomen performed after the CXR in Figure1. It shows distended bowel loops in the thorax.
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A Computed Tomography (CT) of her chest and upper abdomen was completed (Figure 2).
This is the CXR after the diaphragmatic hernia repair. It shows that the bowel contents have been successfully reduced with satisfactory left lung expansion.
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Figure 3 shows her post-operative CXR.