Fig. 1

Chest radiograph findings of complications after thoracic surgery in a representative LAM patient (Case 1 in Table 2). a Preoperative chest radiograph shows aspergilloma in the right upper lung field. b Chest radiography findings 2 days after right upper lobectomy. A drain was inserted into the right thoracic cavity, and a central venous catheter inserted in the right internal jugular vein. Both are visible in the right lung field. This figure shows decreased radiolucency in bilateral lungs and pleural effusion on the opposite side of the surgery. c A chest radiograph 14 days after surgery shows that pulmonary congestion and pleural effusion are getting worse