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case_images: Preoperative valutation.
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case_images: F1
case_images: A 15-year-old boy affected by PE with severe asymmetric deformity of the chest wall was evaluated for elective corrective surgery (Figure 1).
case_images: Intraoperative x-ray chest showed an ARDS syndrome.
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case_images: F2
case_images: The patient developed an acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, and intraoperative x-ray chest showed an ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) syndrome (Figure 2).
case_images: Persistence of ARDS and pulmonary bleeding in fifth postoperative days.
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case_images: F3
case_images: ARDS and pulmonary bleeding on the fifth postoperative day (Figure 3). A temporary tracheostomy was performed on the 15th postoperative day because of prolonged intubation.