Correspondence

Medical Mystery — The Answer

N Engl J Med 2005; 352:2355June 2, 2005

Article

To the Editor:

The medical mystery in the April 7 issue1 involved a radiograph (Figure 1Figure 1Radiograph in a Patient Who Underwent Four Lifesaving Procedures between 1949 and 2002.) 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.

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

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

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   Ostermaier R, Taut M. Medical mystery -- 50 years of medical progress. N Engl J Med 2005;352:1473-1473
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