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Initial chest x-ray posterior anterior view showed right apical pneumothorax with air fluid level and a collapsed lung.
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Auscultation revealed decrees air entry over the right hemithorax and hyper-resonant percussion noted over the same side. Chest radiograph (Fig. 1) showed right apical pneumothorax with air fluid level and a collapsed lung.
Chest x-ray post thoracostomy tube insertion showed right pneumothorax and opacity.
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Chest radiograph post-thoracostomy tube insertion (Fig. 2) was still showing right pneumothorax and opacity, most likely retained hematoma.Patient condition did not improve over the following hours.
Hematoma that was evacuated from the right pleural cavity.
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The pleural cavity explored, a large hematoma was evacuated (Fig. 3).