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case_images: CT of the chest showing a large right-sided pneumothorax with portions of the right lung attached to the lateral chest wall due to adhesions
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: A subsequent chest CT scan showed a large multi-loculated right-sided pneumothorax (Figure 1), necessitating prompt intervention.
case_images: Chest X-ray after chest tube placement with resolving pneumothorax
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case_images: FIG2
case_images: He underwent chest tube placement (Figure 2), followed by robotic thoracoscopy, right lobe wedge resection, apical blebectomy, and mechanical pleurodesis, successfully evacuating the pneumothorax.