Authors

Journal

Year

No. of cases

Morbidity (%)
Pneumonia RLNP*  Leak           

Mortality (%)

Baba, et al. [40]

Ann Surg

1994

106

23.6

41.5

28.3

10.3

Fujita, et al. [21]

Ann Surg

1995

63

27.0

69.8

33.3

2.0

Udagawa, et al. [41]

Dis Esophagus

2001

530

12.5

12.5

6.8***

2.8

Altorki, et al. [38]

Ann Surg

2002

80

8.7

13.8

11.3

3.75

Tachibana, et al. [42]

Ann Surg

2005

141

21.3

28.4

25.5

6.4

Ferahköse, et al. [39]

Dis Esophagus

2006

46

41.4

13.0

28.0

6.5

Nakamura, et al. [43]

Langenbech Arch Surg

2008

104

19.6

1.6**

9.2

3.2