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. 2005 Mar 2;123(2):50–53. doi: 10.1590/S1516-31802005000200003

Table 2. Preoperative chest X-ray abnormalities among 991 patients operated in São Paulo, Brazil.

Type Number (%)
Normal 383 59.3
Cardiomegaly 149 23.1
Chronic pulmonary disease signs* 74 11.5
Others 48 7.5

Total number of chest X-rays performed was 646: not all patients underwent X-ray examination;

*

hyperinflation, abnormal diaphragm curvature, bullae and airway wall thickening.