Five-year outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as a primary procedure for morbid obesity: A prospective study

Table 2 Mortality, early and late complications after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy n (%)

Mortality	0
Total 30-d complications	8 (5.1)
Staple line leakage	2 (1.2)
Staple line haemorrhage	1 (0.6)
Wound infection	2 (1.2)
Pneumonia	1 (0.6)
Cutaneous rash	1 (0.6)
Urethral bleeding	1 (0.6)
Late complications
Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux	24 (15.3)
Hiatal hernia needing laparoscopic repair	1 (0.6)
Gastric stricture – conversion to gastric by-pass	1 (0.6)
Symptomatic cholelithiasis	7 (4.4)

Data are frequency counts (percentage of total).