Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema following Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy for a Patient with Early Gastric Cancer: A Case Report
Figure 3
(a) A postoperative chest radiograph taken in the operating room showed bilateral diffuse ground glass attenuation. The central shadow was not widened: the cardiopulmonary rate was 48%. The tip of the intratracheal tube was located near the tracheal bifurcation (black arrow). (b) A chest radiograph demonstrated progression of the diffuse ground glass attenuation and appearance of alveolar consolidation. The photograph was taken in the intensive care unit 2 hours after surgery. (c) A chest radiograph revealed significant resolution of pulmonary abnormalities 3 days after the operation.
