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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug 17;13(8):e237628.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237628.

Single massive thoracolithiasis

Peter Bill Juul Ladegaard  1 , Lars Ladegaard  2 , Rasmus Carter-Storch  3 , Nicolaj Lyhne Christensen  4
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Case Reports

Single massive thoracolithiasis

Peter Bill Juul Ladegaard et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiothoracic surgery; radiology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Chest X-ray. Thoracolith (black arrow) with central calcification. (B) CT scan sagittal view – primary scan.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) CT scan sagittal view – prior to surgery. (B) Perioperative images of thoracolithiasis.
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