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Anteroposterior chest radiograph on arrival to the emergency department shows a large opacity in left hemithorax.
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Chest radiograph revealed near complete opacification of the left hemithorax (see Figure 1).
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the chest reveals a fracture of the seventh left rib in both the mediastinal (Panel A) and the lung window (Panel B) views (see arrows). In addition, a large pleural effusion is depicted in the left hemithorax.
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Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the chest revealed a large homogeneous opacification area occupying the left thoracic space consistent with pleural effusion that prevented the localization of the exact bleeder source vessel, with compressive atelectasis, and fracture of the seventh rib on the left side (see Figure 2).