Benign expectoration of a surgical clip through a pneumonectomy stump

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Benign expectoration of a surgical clip through a pneumonectomy stump Zahoor Ahmed, MD, Larry R. Kaiser, MD, Joseph B. Shrager, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 124, Issue 5, Pages 1025-1026 (November 2002) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.124495 Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Photograph of actual titanium clip expectorated by patient. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 124, 1025-1026DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.124495) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Chest radiograph demonstrating air space adjacent to the right pneumonectomy stump. Note multiple radiopaque clips also in the vicinity of the stump. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 124, 1025-1026DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.124495) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Barium swallow confirming dilated proximal esophagus without distal obstruction. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 124, 1025-1026DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.124495) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions