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65 year old male with bullous emphysema developed extensive subcutaneous emphysema following left sided chest drain insertion for spontaneous pneumothorax. Is the chest drain inside or outside the lung?

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bilaterally pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema after the tracheostomy procesure. We inserted bilaterally chest tubes to thoracic cavity and lung expansion is provided. #pneumothorax #chestxray #thoracicsurgery #tracheostomy #chesttube #tubethoracostomy #pleura #subcutaneousemphysema #emphysema

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