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a. Chest radiograph on admission showing large left-sided pleural effusion b. Chest radiograph day after surgery (2 weeks prior to CXR in Fig. 1a).
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Fig. 1b is a chest radiograph of patient the day after her oesophagecomy demonstrating no evidence of a pleural effusion at this time.
Admission CT thorax showing bilateral pleural effusions (left larger than right) with large pericardial effusion.
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C-reactive protein of 70mg/L. CT scan of the chest confirmed a moderate left pleural effusion, a smaller right-sided pleural effusion, also a pericardial effusion and ascites. (Fig. 2).
CT thorax (left image) shows bilateral pleural effusions and pericardial effusion on admission. CT thorax (right image) shows complete radiological resolution of the pleural and pericardial effusions on repeat imaging 5 months later.
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Subsequent reviews showed gradual resolution of both pleural collections and 5 months later, a repeat CT thorax/abdomen/pelvis showed complete resolution of the effusions (Fig. 3).