Post pneumonectomy syndrome

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Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Age: Adult
Gender: Female

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x-ray

Opacified left hemithorax, mediastinal and tracheal shift towards the affected side, crowding of the ribs over the affected side and compensatory overinflation of normal lung.

ct

Opacified left hemithorax, mediastinal and tracheal shift towards the affected side, crowding of the ribs over the affected side and compensatory overinflation of normal lung.

Case Discussion

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