TRACHEAL RUPTURE DURING TRANSHIATAL ESOPHAGECTOMY AND ANESTHETIC PROBLEMS - A CASE-REPORT

Tracheal rupture is a rare but potentially serious complication of tra nshiatal esophagectomy (THE). In this situation, ventilation of the pa tient can be extremely difficult, even impossible, due to excessive ga s leakage from tracheal tear. In this case report, we present such a p atient in whom emergency thoracotomy and patching of the trachea were performed in order to maintain ventilation and oxygenation.