- Splenic injury
- Avoid this by circumspect dissection
- Treat by appropriate coagulation measures, with splenectomy as last resort.
- Injury of the esophagus / gastric wall
- Avoid this by circumspect dissection
- Suture the defect and possibly check by intraoperative endoscopy
- Pneumothorax
- Injury to the parietal peritoneum of the mediastinum
- At the end of the procedure ventilate the lungs well manually with the trocars open; chest films not required.