What Happened Our medical malpractice client was 39 years old when she visited her gynecologist complaining of swelling and pain in her abdomen. A CT scan revealed a uterine abscess, and the doctor recommended a complete hysterectomy. Removing the woman’s uterus required opening her abdominal cavity. During the procedure, the gynecologist inadvertently cut one our…
What Happened Surgeons and nurses left a sponge inside our client’s body after performing a hysterectomy. The foreign object was not discovered until six months later, and our client experienced serious health problems during that time. Removing the sponge required a second surgery, which revealed a fistula in our client’s bowel. A third surgery called…
What Happened Our Virginia medical malpractice client experienced serious complications following gallbladder removal surgery because the surgeon left a sponge inside his abdominal cavity. Removing the sponge and repairing the damage done by the foreign object and resulting infection required a follow-up surgery to extensively reconstruct the man’s bowels. The surgical error victim was 55…
What Happened Our Virginia medical malpractice client was a 45-year-old woman who suffered a serious injury while undergoing surgery to remove her ovaries. Her OB/GYN had found a small mass on one of her ovaries and recommended that she have both taken out to reduce her risks for future health problems like cancer. The same…
What Happened Our Virginia medical malpractice client had her intestines cut during an improperly performed hysterectomy and developed life-threatening infections. The woman was 32 and working as a school teacher when she received a diagnosis of endometriosis. Numerous trials of prescription medications failed to relieve her pelvic pain, so her gynecologist recommended a hysterectomy. A…