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case_images: (a and b) Images of chest-computed tomography scan of the multiple-encapsulated pyopneumothorax in the right hemithorax and pulmonary inflammation at admission.
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case_images: Computed tomography (CT) of the chest demonstrated multiple encapsulated pyopneumothorax in the right pleural cavity and both lungs had scattering pneumonia (Figure 1a and b).
case_images: (a) Image of interventional therapy for pyopneumothorax on day 2 after admission. (b) Image of interventional therapy for pyopneumothorax on day 6 after admission.
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case_images: Thus, the radiology interventional department performed two-stage percutaneous right empyema radiography on day 2 and day 6 after admission, and two drainage catheters were placed in his right thoracic cavity separately (Figure 2a and b).
case_images: (a and b) Images of chest computed tomography scan of the significant resolution of the empyema cavity and pulmonary inflammation.
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case_images: On day 16 after admission, CT scan showed that the chest image improved significantly (Figure 3a and b) and the patient was finally discharged.