Presentation
Post pleural drain removal.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Hydropneumothorax
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Loculated hydropneumothorax on the right (projects over the right hilum). Right pleural effusion. Blunted left costodiaphragmatic angle. Left lung is clear.
From the case:
Hydropneumothorax
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Yellow arrows indicative position of air-fluid levels, indicative of hydropneumothorax.
Case Discussion
Pneumothorax is the most common complication of thoracocentesis, occurring in up to 40% of patients, with half of these requiring a chest drain 1.
The presence of an air-fluid level differentiates a hydropneumothorax from a simple pneumothorax.
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