Malpractice Minute: Failure to diagnose gastric ulcer leads to post-gastrectomy problems
November 2008

Did body habitus mask signs of abdominal trauma?
October 2008

Malpractice Minute: Was colon cancer screening this trauma surgeon’s job?
September 2008

Patient dies after colectomy: Was PE prophylaxis appropriate?
August 2008

GI hemorrhage causes death after esophageal mass is removed
July 2008

Vena cava punctured during hernia repair
June 2008

Ductal carcinoma diagnosed 11 months after negative biopsy
May 2008

Psychosomatic pain or unnecessary surgery?
April 2008

Symptoms of ureteral injury after subtotal colectomy
March 2008

Multiple operations follow delayed diagnosis of leak
February 2008

Did occluded graft for AAA lead to paresis of the leg?
January 2008

Gauze left after flap repair blamed in patient's death
December 2007

Post-hip replacement blood clot linked to amputation of lower leg
November 2007

Postcolectomy wound dehiscence causes death
October 2007

Injured cystic, hepatic ducts require more operations
September 2007

Needle left after operation leads to 3 years of pain
August 2007

Towel eludes nurses' count, leads to abscess and hernia
July 2007

Was herniorrhaphy to blame for injured femoral nerve?
June 2007

Stroke and death after resection for rectal cancer
May 2007

Resected mass is negative, post-op symptoms persist
April 2007

Patient with comorbidities dies after bile leak
March 2007

History of seizures, death after cholecystectomy
February 2007

Leak and peritonitis after total colectomy
January 2007

Death while awaiting surgery for pseudoaneurysm
December 2006

Death after cholecystectomy
November 2006

Retained sponge in chest
October 2006

Infection after appendectomy
September 2006

Death after gastric bypass: Liable or not? You decide
August 2006

Unnecessary removal of testicle: Liable or not? You decide
July 2006

Malpractice minute:
Guilty or not? You decide
June 2006

Malpractice Minute: Why did this woman with pneumonia have an ovarian cystectomy?
December 2008