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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2007 Mar;204(3):365–371. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.12.033

Table 3.

Complications Arising after the Serial Transverse Enteroplasty Procedure in 38 Patients

Complications
Intraoperative n Postoperative n Late n
Staple line leak 2 Bowel obstruction 2 Mortality 3

Aspiration 1 Hypertension 1 Transplantation 3
Hematoma 1
Abscess 1
Pleural effusion 1

Complications are labeled as intraoperative, postoperative (within 30 d postoperatively), and late (greater than 30 d postoperatively).