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case_images: Chest computed tomographic scan showing asymmetric depression of chest wall.
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case_images: F1
case_images: A 17-year-old male presented with exertional dyspnea with a Haller index of 3.46; preoperative chest computed tomography did not reveal any other abnormalities (Figure 1).
case_images: Serial chest x-ray after operation. (a) Chest x-ray at the next morning after Nuss procedure showing two bars and hemopneumothorax was not noted (b) 2 hours after rounding, right-side hemothorax was revealed. (c) After reoperation, hemothorax disappeared.
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case_images: F2
case_images: A chest x-ray obtained at the morning revealed neither hemothorax nor pneumothorax (Figure 2a). A follow up chest x-ray revealed a right-side hemothorax (Figure 2b).