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. 2015 Feb 13;29(12):3519–3526. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4102-4

Table 4.

Complications causing reoperation

Abdominal approach Thoracic approach
Open (n = 2) Thoracoscopy (n = 10)
Open (n = 6) Gastric conduit ischemia Mediastinal abscess not related to leak
Thoracic bleeding Chylous leak from thoracic duct
Mechanical obstruction of jejunum
Pancreatic juice leak
Laparoscopy (n = 6) Air leak from a bulla on the right lung
Cervical abscess related to leak
Gastric conduit ischemia
Transhiatal herniation of colon
Acute cholecystitis
Omental necrosis