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Initial chest X-ray showing right-sided pleural effusion.
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Initial chest X-ray revealed an opaque right hemithorax (Figure 1), and it was confirmed to be pleural effusion by chest ultrasound.
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Chest X-ray after insertion of right-sided intercostal tube and octreotide infusion.
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Chest X-ray was repeated and showed a resolution of the pleural effusion (Figure 2).