Introduction: Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a rare and life-threatening disease. Despite modern advances in open and endovascular treatments it has unacceptably high mortality rate.
Presentation Of Case: A 70-year-old man with NSTEMI was diagnosed with acute mesenteric ischemia on the 3rd day after primary coronary intervention.
Introduction: A rupture of the membranous part of trachea during thoracoscopic and transhiatal resection of esophagus is a rare complication that occurs in 0.4% of cases. This complication often requires thoracotomy and is associated with prolonged pulmonary ventilation, long-term pleural draining due to persistent air leakage and development of a tracheopleural fistula, prolonged hospitalization, and high risk of septic and secondary cardiorespiratory complications.
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