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The chest anteroposterior radiograph taken at the operating room after a left lower lobectomy. (A) Localized right apical lesion. (B) Decreased apical haziness after 10 minutes.
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Immediately after surgery, a chest X-ray was taken with the patient in the supine position which led to an abnormal finding in the right lung (Fig. 1A). An additional chest X-ray showed normal findings (Fig. 1B).
The chest anteroposterior radiograph taken one day after left lower lobectomy shows right-sided hydrothorax and mediastinal shifting.
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However, on a simple chest X-ray, the opacity of the right lung increased and the mediastinum was shifted to the left (Fig. 2).