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Operating theater chest X-ray with right pneumothorax.
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Chest X-ray confirmed the diagnosis of pneumothorax (Figure 1).
CT in the thorax showing right hemothorax and pneumothorax.
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Resected bullae.
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After investigation for pulmonary cystic disease, the patient underwent two stages of bilateral thoracotomy for partial parietal pleurectomy, lung apicectomy, and bullectomy, during the next few months (Figure 3).