Table 1. Data in fluoroscopically guided two-tube insertion for relief of mediastinal abscesses in GEAL.

Number	Age (years)/sex	Stage	Operation procedure	Location	Duration (days)	Further treatment	Follow-up, months
1	44/M	III	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	7	No	15 (died owing to recurrence)
2	56/M	IIa	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	12	No	24
3	61/M	I	Left Ivor–Lewis	Anterior	8	No	49
4	63/F	IIa	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	10	No	33 (died owing to recurrence)
5	70/F	IIa	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	18	No	23
6	48/F	IIb	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	15	No	31 (died owing to recurrence)
7	55/M	IIa	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	13	No	14
8	57/M	III	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	12	No	10 (died owing to recurrence)
9	67/F	IIIa	Left Ivor–Lewis	Anterior	14	No	21
10	51/F	I	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	13	No	33
11	63/M	IIa	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	17	No	21 (died owing to recurrence)
12	66/M	IIa	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	9	No	15
13	70/F	III	Left Ivor–Lewis	Anterior	11	No	13 (died owing to recurrence)
14	60/M	IIa	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	12	No	21
15	57/M	I	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	15	No	19
16	59/M	IIa	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	16	No	18
17	62/M	IIa	Left Ivor–Lewis	Anterior	21	Rethoracotomy	1 (died of haematemesis)
18	38/M	IIb	Left Ivor–Lewis	Posterior	13	No	25 (died owing to recurrence)

GEAL, gastro-oesophageal anastomotic leakage; F, female; M, male.