Pneumonectomy (early)
Presentation
Post pneumonectomy for NSCLC.
Patient Data
Age: 69
Gender: Male
From the case:
Pneumonectomy (early)
X-ray
Frontal
AP chest xray day four post pneumonectomy
- air fills the right hemithorax post pneumonectomy
- right posterior rib resection post thoracotomy
- surgical clips at the right hilum
- slight mediastinal shift to the right
- right chest wall subcutaneous emphysema
- small post surgical pleural hernia