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case_images: Chest CT at the first visit.
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case_images: CT and cardiac B-mode ultrasound showed no significant abnormalities. Chest CT (Figure 1) revealed mediastinal emphysema, multiple rib fractures on both sides, esophagus and bronchus continuously visible, bilateral thorax without pneumothorax or hydropneumothorax.
case_images: Chest CT at the second visit.
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case_images: Chest CT (Figure 2) revealed atelectasis of the left whole lung.
case_images: Chest CT at the time of reexamination after discharge from hospital.
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case_images: Bronchoscopy revealed cicatricial occlusion of the left main bronchus (Figure 3).
case_images: Left main bronchus seen under bronchoscope during the second visit.
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case_images: Thirty days after discharge, she came to the hospital for chest CT examination (Figure 4), which revealed that the left lung was well retained, the left main bronchus was structurally intact, and the continuity was smooth.