ICD-10 J94.8, S27.3 MeSH D006872 | ICD-9-CM 511.8 | |
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Specialty pulmonology, emergency medicine | ||
Hydropneumothorax is defined as the presence of both air and fluid within the pleural space surrounding the lung. An upright chest x-ray will show air fluid levels. The horizontal fluid level is usually well defined and extends across the whole length of hemithorax.
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