British Journal of Radiology (2006) 79, e22-e24
© 2006 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/33623803
Iatrogenic bilateral pneumothorax following unilateral transbronchial lung biopsy
S Findik, MD, FCCP1,
L Erkan, MD1 and
R W Light, MD, FCCP2
1 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey, 2 Vanderbilt University, Pulmonary Disease Program, Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA

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Figure 1. CT scan of chest demonstrating multiple intraparenchymal cysts, especially in the middle and lower lung zones.
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Figure 2. CT scan of chest demonstrating small bilateral pneumothoraces.
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Figure 3. CT scan of chest demonstrating that the anterior junctional line(white arrow) is much less clear than on the comparable CT scan before the pneumothorax (Figure 1 ).
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