Table 3.
Postoperative complications and functional outcome
|
Systemic complications | |
| Respiratory |
15 |
| Cardiac |
10 |
| Sepsis syndrome |
15 |
| Others |
5 |
| Total flap loss | |
| Free jejunal flap |
3 (10.7%) |
| Pectoralis myocutaneous flap |
1 (2.1%) |
| Early fistula | |
| Myocutaneous flap |
12 out of 50 cases (24%) |
| Free jejunal flap |
2 out of 25 cases (8%) |
| Augmented colon bypass |
1 out of 4 cases (25%) |
| Gastric pull up |
5 out of 34 cases (14.7%) |
| Gastric tube |
3 out of 30 cases (10%) |
| Late stricture | |
| Myocutaneous flap |
13 out of 50 cases (26%) |
| Free jejunal flap |
1 out of 25 cases (4%) |
| Augmented colon bypass |
0 |
| Gastric pull up |
3 out of 34 cases (8.8%) |
| Gastric tube |
2out of 30 cases (6.7%) |
| Resuming solid diet | |
| Myocutaneous flap |
20 out of 50 cases (40%) |
| Free jejunal flap |
20 out of 25 cases (80%) |
| Augmented colon bypass |
3 out of 4 cases (75%) |
| Gastric pull up |
28 out of 34 cases (82.4%) |
| Gastric tube |
26 out of 30 cases (86.7%) |
| Median follow-up in months (range) |
60 (9–108) |
| Disease-free survival rates | |
| 1 year |
62% |
| 5 year |
25% |
| Overall survival rate | |
| 1 year |
80.5% |
| 5 year | 50.7% |
Values are shown as number, unless otherwise indicated.