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. 2003 May 6;17(7):1118–1124. doi: 10.1007/s00464-002-9114-1

Table 5.

Postoperative and postinvasive complications of procedures treated laparoscopically

Complications n Diagnosis by laparoscopy n (%) Laparoscopic treatment n (%) Target minilaparotomy n (%) Formal laparotomy n (%)
After laparoscopic cholecystectomy
   Bile leak 5 5 3 2
   Pain 4 4
   Small bowel perforation 2 2 1 1
   Bleeding 2 2 2
   Subphrenic abscess 2 2 2
After laparoscopic appendectomy 4 4 2 2
After laparoscopic incisional hernia repair 1 1 1
After right colectomy 1 1 1
After PEG tube insertion 2 2 1 1
After colonoscopy 1 1 1
Total 24 24 (100) 12 (50) 6 (25) 2(8)

PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy