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Ten minutes after re-intubation chest X-ray showed diffuse interstitial and alveolar infiltrates in bilateral centralized areas (white arrows).
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Ten minutes after re-intubation chest X-ray showed diffuse interstitial and alveolar infiltrates (Figure 1).
Chest computed tomography scan at the first postoperative day revealed interlobular septal wall thickening and patchy ground glass opacity in the bilateral upper lungs, consistent with NPPE (white arrows).. Abbreviation: NPPE, negative pressure pulmonary edema.
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At the first postoperative day (POD) a chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed interlobular septal wall thickening and patchy ground glass opacity in both upper lobes (Figure 2).
Plain chest X-ray at the third postoperative day showed the resolution of pulmonary edema.
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At the third POD, plain chest X-ray showed the resolution of pulmonary edema (Figure 3) and the patient was extubated.