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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec 8:2016:bcr2016218612.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218612.

Loss of pleural fluid level postpneumonectomy

Stephen Lam  1
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Case Reports

Loss of pleural fluid level postpneumonectomy

Stephen Lam. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest X-ray showing some areas of basal opacity consistent with a small right-sided pleural effusion. A right pneumonectomy is noted.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Chest X-ray showing a large right-sided opacity with a fluid level consistent with a pleural effusion secondary to a pneumonectomy.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Chest X-ray showing surgical packing of the right thoracic space via a thoracostomy window.
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