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Surgeon misidentifies patient's anatomy, causing common bile duct injury
Our client, a 34 year-old woman, underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a hospital in Southwest Virginia. Her surgeon misidentified her anatomy and cut her common bile duct. When she went back to him with post-operative complications consistent with a bile duct injury, he failed to recognize the problem resulting in a further delay in appropriate medical treatment. The patient was ultimately hospitalized at a major medical center in North Carolina where she underwent surgical repair of the error. This case settled in mediation.
Awarded: $260,000
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