Pneumonectomy

  • Opacity left hemithorax
  • Tracheal shift to left
  • Cardiac silhouette not identifiable
  • Left diaphragm silhouette not identifiable
  • Crowding of left ribs

 

  • One diaphragm in lateral (right)
  • Density over spine
  • Right pulmonary artery prominent
  • Herniation of right lung in anterior mediastinum

 

 

Fills with fluid first
Pre-op chest x-ray