Abdominal Surgery Negligence

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Not every death or injury which occurs in conjunction with medical care is the result of medical negligence. Most medical providers are dedicated, caring and committed professionals. However, if you have questions and concerns about the surgical care you received, contact our medical negligence No Win No Fee lawyers.

Abdominal surgery involves operations on any of the abdominal organs:

• the gall bladder (cholecystectomy)
• the stomach
• the duodenum
• the small and large intestines
• the abdominal wall for inguinal, femoral and umbilical hernia repairs
• the appendix
• the pancreas

Types of Abdominal Procedures

• Abdominal Aneurysm Repair
• Abdominal Wall Defect Repair
• Appendectomy
• Bariatric Surgery (or weight loss surgery for morbidly obese)
• Caesarean section
• Colectomy
• Colonoscopy
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair
• Correction of Pyloric and Duodenal Stenosis
• Gastrectomy
• Gastrointestinal Polyps
• Intussusception
• Kidney Transplantation
• Nephrectomy
• Repair of Gastrointestinal Atresias
• Splenectomy
• Surgery of the Pancreas
• Panendoscopy
• Surgery of the Duodenum
• Surgery of the Jejunum and Ileum

Medical Negligence can occur with all of the above abdominal surgery procedures. It is important to understand that not all abdominal surgery complications are the result of negligent surgical treatment.

Examples of claims handled by our medical negligence solicitors:

• Surgical negligence involving the gall bladder – laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
• Delayed diagnosis of appendicitis.
• Hernia repairs.
• Infection following an abdominal operation.
• Negligent management of patients with pancreatitis.
• Delayed diagnosis of bowel cancer.
• Errors during endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures.

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