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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 4 Time of occurrence of complications

From: Role of pre and post oral and IV contrast MDCT scan of the abdomen in assessment of early complications after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)

Complication

Time

1st week

2nd week

3rd week

Leak

30

–

–

Hematoma

9

6

–

Splenic infarction

4

1

–

Abscess formation

–

8

7

Pulmonary/pleural complications

15

–

–

Thrombotic events

–

1

2

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