What are the symptoms of an anastomotic leak?

What are the symptoms of an anastomotic leak?

The first and most common symptoms are:

• Abdominal pain.
• Fever.
• Abdominal swelling (from peritonitis).
• Persistent paralytic ileus (when your bowels won’t move following surgery).

More advanced symptoms may include:

• Tachycardia (fast heart rate).
• Delirium.
• Sepsis.
• Shock.