Post-operative periods

Complications

Immediate

n (%)

Secondary

n (%)

Late

n (%)

Ulcero-necrotic lesion

39 (42.9)

8 (8.8)

0

Esophageal stenosis

9 (9.9)

5 (5.5)

5 (5.5)

Oesotracheal fistula

5 (5.5)

3 (3.3)

2 (2.2)

Esophageal perforation

2 (2.2)

2 (2.2)

0

Migration

0

2 (2.2)

0

Lung disease

0

1 (1.1)

0

P-value/Odds Ratio (OR)

p = 0.05

OR = 2.2

p < 0.001

OR = 2.1

p = 0.001

OR = 2.8