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Preoperative chest CT scan revealing right accentuated severe bronchiectasis accompanied by pulmonary emphysema.
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A chest CT scan revealed right accentuated severe bronchiectasis accompanied by pulmonary emphysema (Figure 1).
Chest X-rays of the patient immediately after pneumonectomy.
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The postoperative chest X-ray showed correct position of the central venous catheter and the chest tube (Figure 2).
Chest X-rays of the patient with cardiac herniation to the right side.
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Because of an assumed intrathoracic hemorrhage and possible cardiac herniation (Figure 3), the patient was taken back to the operating room.
Chest X-rays of the patient showing a tension pneumothorax on the left side with mediastinal shift.
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A chest x-ray was made (Figure 4) which revealed an acute tension pneumothorax on the left side with mediastinal shift.
Chest X-rays of the patient after insertion of a chest tube and re-expansion of the left lung.
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F) was inserted in the left fourth intercostal space in the midaxillary line (Figure 5). Following treatment of the tension pneumothorax, ventilation and cardiac output quickly normalized.