Gastric leaks post sleeve gastrectomy: Review of its prevention and management

Table 1 Different leak sites as found by different series n (%)

	Number of patients	Proximal third	Mid-third	Distal third	Posterior wall	Not located
Mui et al[64], 2008	70 patients, 1 leak (1.42)	1 (100)
Burgos et al[18], 2009	214 patients, 7 leaks (3.3)	6 (85.6)		1 (14.3)
Csendes et al[16], 2010	334 patients, 16 leaks (4.66)	14 (87.5)		2 (12.5)
Sakran et al[14], 2013	2834 patients, 44 leaks (1.5)	33 (75)	3 (6.8)	3 (6.8)	2 (4.5)	3 (6.8)