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Injury to the Ureter During Abdominal Surgery Can Cause Severe Complications

Ureter injuries in women who undergo abdominal surgery can be a serious medical error and mistake by the operating surgeon. Injuries to the ureter occur because they are positioned in close proximity to many other organs in the abdomen, such as the uterus.

There are two ureters located in the abdomen and they travel from the bladder allowing the discharge of urine.

The operating surgeon who injures his or her patient’s ureter, may very well be guilty of medical malpractice. Most certainly, the operating surgeon who injures his or her patient’s ureter and fails to realize that he or she has done so, is guilty of medical malpractice.

Undiscovered ureter injuries create severe and serious medical injuries and problems to the patient. These may result in numerous, additional surgical procedures being performed and permanent problems for the patient down the road.

Our medical malpractice attorneys are experienced in evaluation and prosecuting medical malpractice cases involving injuries to the ureters during abdominal surgery. Our medical malpractice attorneys have successfully prosecuted cases that involved ureter injuries in Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC), West Virginia (WV) and Kentucky (WV).

If you, or someone you know, has sustained a ureter injury during abdominal surgery and needs to talk to a medical malpractice attorney, please contact our law firm for a free consultation.

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Virginia Beach, VA 23455
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