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case_images: Chest X-ray diagnostic in the patient from preoperative (Pre-OP) until closely to the patient's discharge from hospital at day 14. Pre-OP: preoperative; d: day; ap: anterior-posterior; lat: lateral.
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case_images: In addition, preoperative chest X-ray showed no conspicuities (Figure 1).
case_images: Coronary and axial cuts of the computed tomography of the chest immediately after the end of surgery before patient's admission to the intensive care unit. d: day.
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case_images: The tomography of the chest showed typical signs for an acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) whereas no signs for a pulmonary embolism were detected (Figure 2).
case_images: Coronary and axial cuts of the computed tomography of the chest at day 3 after onset of ARDS. d: day; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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case_images: Apart from this pulmonary embolism, as well as an increasing pleural effusion with the need for a chest tube, the weaning procedure was successful (Figure 3).