[Postpneumonectomy syndrome in adulthood].

A case of postpneumonectomy syndrome in a 50 years old patient, operated for right sided bronchiectasis 40 years ago, is presented. The clinical course and radiological features of the syndrome are described.

[Elemental mercury embolism in the lung].

Elemental mercury embolism to the lung - a case report A case of deliberate parenteral self-injection of elemental mercury in a drug-addict 18 years old man is presented. Chest x-ray films showed mercury deposits in the lungs, as well as around the injection site. At follow-up at 2 years, he was well, with none of the renal, gastrointestinal, or neurologic effects that can result from the oxidation of mercury.