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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2012 Jun;255(6):1037–1042. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31825659ef

Table 2.

Intraoperative Complications Incurred by Patients

Complication Group (No Mesh vs Mesh) Postoperative POF
Staple misfire on splenic artery requring revision No Mesh No
Bleeding at staple line No Mesh Yes
Hepatic artery injury Mesh No
Umbilical tape included in staple line requring revision Mesh Yes
Pulmonary embolus Mesh No*
Splenic avulsion Mesh No
Umbilical tape included in staple line requring revision Mesh No
Deserosalization of stomach Mesh Yes
*

This patient expired prior to the development of POF