Table 3.

Characteristics of EAL of the 22 study patients who underwent systematic endoscopic intervention.

Patient	Age and sex	Time to diagnosis (Days)		Location of anastomosis	Opening size (mm)	Infection of anastomosis	Number of sessions	Heling time (Days after surgery)	Clinical Outcome		Complication
13 Endoscopic sealants
1	63; Male	7		Intrathoracic	10*9	yes	1(refusing following sessions)	90	Died		Died
2	57; Male	8		Intrathoracic	10*10	yes	1(refusing following sessions)	85	Discharged		None
3	69; Male	7		Intrathoracic	15*10	yes	3	73	Discharged		None
4	60; Male	7		Cervical	8*6	yes	2	52	Discharged		None
5	62; Male	7		Cervical	8*8	yes	2	51	Discharged		None
6	54; Male	7		Intrathoracic	3*3	no	4	44	Discharged		None
7	44; Male	10		Intrathoracic	4*4	no	3	37	Discharged		None
8	59; Male	7		Cervical	12*10	yes	1	36	Discharged		Stenosis
9	73; Male	4		Cervical	2*2	no	2	28	Discharged		None
10	57; Male	9		Intrathoracic	7*5	no	2	23	Discharged		None
11	50; Male	8		Intrathoracic	5*5	no	2	22	Discharged		None
12	66; Female	10		Intrathoracic	5*5	no	2	15	Discharged		None
13	50; Male	8		Intrathoracic	2*2	no	1	15	Discharged		None
8 Endoscopic Clips
14	61; Female		7	Cervical	7*5	yes	2	78	Discharged	None
15	69; Male		7	Cervical	10*10	yes	3	69	Discharged	None
16	54; Male		7	Cervical	8*8	yes	2	46	Discharged	None
17	72; Male		8	Intrathoracic	15*3	no	4	38	Discharged	None
18	75; Male	7		Intrathoracic	4*4	yes	1	36	Discharged		None
19	71; Female	7		Intrathoracic	3*3	yes	2	35	Discharged		None
20	66; Female	7		Cervical	7*5	yes	1	33	Discharged		None
21	63; Male	7		Cervical	10*8	yes	1	32	Discharged		None
1 Combination Therapy
22	65; Male	7		Intrathoracic	12*6	yes	1	39	Discharged		None

Length *(and) Width.