Presentation
Shortness of breath.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Ivor Lewis procedure
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Large opacity with air-fluid level projects over the right lung. Mediastinal surgical clips. Right internal jugular central venous catheter. Bibasal opacity and small left pleural effusion.
Case Discussion
Types appearances post Ivor Lewis procedure. It is an esophagectomy, gastric pull-up, and gastro-esophageal anastomosis for disease (e.g. esophageal cancer) in the distal two-thirds of the esophagus.
The presence of surgical clips is key for not mistaking this for mega-esophagus.
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