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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2014 Jul 21;208(4):536–543. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.05.011

Table 2. Review of omental reinforcement following esophagectomy.

Author,
year		 Number
of
patients		 Anastomotic
Technique		 Leak Rate
n (%)		 Stricture Formation
n (%)		 Length of Stay
(days +/− SD)
Omental
Flap		 No
Omental
Flap		 Omental
Flap		 No
Omental
Flap		 Omental
Flap		 No Omental
Flap
Bhat et al.,
2006[13]		 194 Hand-sewn 3/97(3) 14/97(14) 10/97(10) 7/97 (7) 22 +/− 6
Dai et al,
2011[14]		 255 Circular
Stapled		 1/128(1) 7/127(6) 8/128(6) 20/127(16) 20.4 +/− 11.5 23.1 +/− 15.2
Sepesi et al.,
2012[15]		 607 Stapled 10/215(5) 41/392(11) Not reported 9 11
Zheng et al.,
2013[17]		 184 Hand-sewn 3/92(3) 9/92(10) 4/92(4) 2/92(2) 21+/− 5 23 +/−6

Abbreviations: OFR=omental flap reinforcement