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case_images: Initial chest x-ray shows pneumothorax in left hemithorax (white arrow) and partially collapsed left lung.
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case_images: CXR confirmed the presence of pneumothorax in the left lung (Fig. 1).
case_images: Initial ultrasound images of the second intercostal space. White arrow indicates parietal pleura without lung sliding sign. Blanked arrow indicates horizontal artifacts.
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case_images: This procedure revealed absence of the lung sliding sign and comet-tail artifact at the pleural line (Fig. 2).
case_images: Ultrasound image during aspiration of air in the interpleural space. Arrowhead indicates the needle tip bellow the parietal pleura.
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case_images: F3
case_images: Needle thoracotomy was performed in the left second intercostal space on the midclavicular line with an 18 gauge intravenous cannula by ultrasound-guided out-of-plane approach (Fig. 3).
case_images: A picture which shows aspiration using 18 gauge angiocatheter, 3 ways valve and 50 ml syringe. A angiocatheter is placed in the second intercostal area. A large block dot indicate the nipple of patient.
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case_images: F4
case_images: Aspiration with 50 ml syringe and 3 ways valve was started (Fig. 4).
case_images: Chest-x ray after air aspiration shows shows decreased size of pneumothorax (arrowhead).
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case_images: Following aspiration, CXR was performed to confirm successful treatment of the pneumothorax (Fig. 5).