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Preoperative chest x-ray.
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All laboratory evaluations were within the normal limits, including electrocardiogram and chest roentgenogram (Fig. 1).
Chest x-ray on the first postoperative day showing an elevation of the right hemidiaphragm, associated with a basal atelectasis of the right lower lobe, but no pleural effusion.
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F2
The chest x-ray revealed an elevation of the right hemidiaphragm, which was associated with basal atelectasis of the right lower lobe without pleural effusion (Fig. 2).
Chest x-ray on the second postoperative day showing an elevation of the right hemidiaphragm, associated with a basal atelectasis of the right lower lobe and a pleural effusion, but no pneumothorax.
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The chest x-ray revealed an elevation of the right hemidiaphragm associated with basal atelectasis of the right lower lobe, and pleural effusion without pneumothorax (Fig. 3).
Chest x-ray on the fifteenth postoperative day showing fully expanded lungs.
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