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To the Editor: The medical mystery in the April 7 issue¹ involved a radiograph (Figure 1) in a patient who had undergone four lifesaving procedures between 1949 and 2002. The radiograph shows remnants of a therapeutic pneumothorax for pulmonary tuberculosis, a coronary-artery bypass graft, a stent repair of a type B aortic dissection, and a dual-chamber pacemaker for complete atrioventricular block.

View larger version (101K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Radiograph in a Patient Who Underwent Four Lifesaving Procedures between 1949 and 2002.

 

Ralf Ostermaier, M.D.
Asklepios Fachklinikum München-Gauting
D-82131 Gauting, Germany

Marianne Taut, M.D.
Klinik am Tharandter Wald
D-09600 Niederschöna, Germany

Editor's note: We received 729 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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