©The Author(s) 2025.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2025; 17(12): 113586
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113586
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113586
Table 2 List of complications post minimally invasive esophagectomy
| Timing | Category | Complications |
| Intraoperative | Bleeding | |
| Anesthesia related complications | ||
| Adjacent visceral injury | ||
| Post-operative | Medical | Pulmonary morbidity |
| Atelectasis | ||
| Aspiration | ||
| Bronchopneumonia | ||
| Respiratory failure | ||
| ARDS cardiac morbidity | ||
| Cardiac arrest | ||
| MI | ||
| Angina | ||
| Thromboembolism | ||
| Arrhythmias | ||
| Major surgical immediate | Anastomotic leak | |
| Conduit necrosis | ||
| Chyle leak | ||
| Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy | ||
| Surgical long term | Anastomotic stricture | |
| Delayed gastric emptying | ||
| Gastro-esophageal reflux | ||
| Malabsorption and nutritional deficiencies | ||
- Citation: Parikh KS, Kumar A. Nomographic predictive models for complications after minimally invasive esophagectomy: Current status and future perspectives. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(12): 113586
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v17/i12/113586.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113586