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Chest X-ray showing enlargement of cardiac silhouette.
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Chest radiography presented enlargement of the cardiac silhouette (Figure 1), and electrocardiography showed low-voltage complexes.
Chest TC showing pericardial effusion and pleural effusion on the right hemithorax.
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Chest TC was performed, showing large pericardial effusion and small pleural effusion on the right hemithorax (Figure 2).
Pericardial window through VATS showing the presence of a milky fluid in the pericardium.
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The patient was referred to the ICU and underwent a pericardial window through a right video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery (VATS) (Figure 3).