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Chest X-ray PA view. Chest X-ray showed marked overdistension of the the left upper lobe with mediastinal shift to the right and collapse of the ipsilateral remaining lung field.
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Chest X-ray showed marked overdistension of the the left upper lobe with mediastinal shift to the right and collapse of the ipsilateral remaining lung field (Figure 1).
Left lateral view of Chest X-ray. On lateral view, the heart is displaced posteriorly with retrosternal luscency representing an anteriorly herniated lobe.
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CT scan showed a hyperluscent, hyper extended lobe with midline substantial herniation and compression of the remaining lung. The mediastinum is significantly shifted away from the side of the abnormal lobe.
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CT scan showed a hyperluscent, hyper extended lobe attenuated but intact pattern of organized vascularity.
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