Table 3.

Causes of reoperation in laparoscopic and open group

Causes	ITT Laparoscopy n = 5	Open n = 16
Haemorrhage	1 (a)(b)	2 (a) (c)
Evisceration	1	4 (a)
Anastomotic leak	–	3 (a)
Missed bowel injury	1	2
Intraabdominal abscess	1	2
Surgical Wound Infection	–	1
Early adhesions recurrence	1	2

ITT intention to treat

(^a) Death of a patient

(^b) Haemorrhage of the epigastric artery due to a paracentesis in a cirrhotic patient

(^c)One subcutaneous bleeding(^a) and one bladder haemorrhage in patient with a iatrogenic ureter injury