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Chest X-ray of left sided pneumothorax.
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African American female was admitted to the emergency room post-op day 2 with severe sudden onset difficulty breathing following a laparoscopic toupet fundoplication procedure. A chest X-ray (CXR) revealed a large left-sided pneumothorax (Fig. 1).
CT-scan demonstrating pneumothorax and NG tube in thoracic cavity.
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Furthermore, the patient had a nasogastric tube (NG) tube placed with difficulty, further causing a stomach perforation (2-2.5 L/day secretions) alongside increased backpressure, progressing to a herniation of her abdominal cavity into the thorax without obstruction or gangrene (Fig. 2).
CT-scan demonstrating pneumothorax.
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A computed tomography (CT) scan was conducted, which further confirmed the large left-side pneumothorax and NG tube in the thoracic cavity (Fig. 3).