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Repeat chest radiographs revealed 2 huge pneumatoceles and several smaller ones on the left lung zone.
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Seven days after thoracostomy, repeat chest radiograph revealed 2 huge pneumatoceles and several smaller ones (Figure 1).
Repeat chest radiograph revealed enlargement of the pneumatoceles causing massive mediastinal shift to the right.
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A repeat chest radiograph revealed enlargement of the pneumatoceles causing massive mediastinal shift to the right (Figure 2).
Double thoracostomy tube drains were inserted into each pneumatocele separately.
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Double thoracostomy tube drains were inserted into each pneumatocele separately (Figure 3).
Chest Radiograph done a month after discharge.
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Subsequent clinical and radiologic evaluation in the outpatient clinic revealed no abnormality (Figure 4).