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Description of Event or Problem

DURING RIGHT MINIMALLY INVASIVE THORACOSCOPIC OPERATION FOR A PNEUMOTHORAX, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE OPERATION A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED THROUGH ONE OF THE INCISIONS - 28FR STRAIGHT CHEST TUBE. ON A POSTOPERATIVE FILM, I NOTICED A RADIO-OPAQUE STRUCTURE ALONG THE CHEST TUBE IN THE SOFT TISSUE NEAR THE INCISION. THIS CORRESPONDED TO THE RADIO-OPAQUE SIDE HOLE OF THE TUBE THAT IS CUT BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TUBE PRIOR TO PACKAGING.