$790,000 settlement for undiagnosed bowel malfunction

A man was diagnosed with intestinal obstruction after being admitted to hospital for severe abdominal pain and vomiting. After surgery, doctors told the patient that he had Crohn’s disease. His condition deteriorated and further surgery showed segments of dead bowel which were removed but he died soon after from ischemic bowel disease. Pathology reports showed that Crohn’s disease was not present. The family settled their negligence claim against the surgeon for $790,000.

Related Disease Topics:

• Ischemic bowel disease
• Crohn’s disease
• Dead bowel sections

Related Symptom Topics:

• Severe abdominal pain
• Vomiting

Article Source Details

About: $790,000 settlement for undiagnosed bowel malfunction

Date: September 2004

URL: http://www.momedicallaw.com/archives/pdf/mlrmo/mlrmo200409.pdf Source Missouri Medical Law Report

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Undiagnosed
• Undiagnosed and ischemic bowel disease
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis of Crohn’s disease
• Misdiagnosis of intestinal obstruction
• Misdiagnosis of severe abdominal pain
• Misdiagnosis of vomiting
• Misdiagnosis of dead bowel sections
• Malpractice
• Negligence
• Malpractice and ischemic bowel disease
• Malpractice and Crohn’s disease
• Malpractice and dead bowel sections
• Malpractice and severe abdominal pain
• Malpractice and vomiting
• Gastrointestinal disease
• Malpractice and gastrointestinal disease
• Misdiagnosis of gastrointestinal disease

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