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Case Reports
. 2024 Aug 26;50(4):e20240067.
doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20240067.

Diaphragmatic hernia as an infrequent complication of left pneumonectomy

María Emilia Cano  1 , Fabiola Adélia Perin  1 , Stephan Soder  1
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Case Reports

Diaphragmatic hernia as an infrequent complication of left pneumonectomy

María Emilia Cano et al. J Bras Pneumol. .
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. In A, a chest x-ray (frontal) performed on admission. In B., chest CT showing diaphragmatic hernia with gastric contents and pleural fluid filling the post-pneumonectomy cavity. In C, intraoperative image with identification of the diaphragmatic defect. In D, a control chest CT scan two years after diaphragmatic correction showing no herniation.
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