£35,000 recovered for temporary colostomy

£35,000 recovered for temporary colostomy

 

Our client, a 55 year old woman from Folkestone, Kent, suffered a diathermy injury to her small bowel during the course of a laparoscopic appendectomy, in May 2015, at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford (a hospital managed by the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (“EKH”)).Continue reading this article

£212,500 in damages agreed following negligent surgery to remove a rectal tumour

£212,500 in damages agreed following negligent surgery to remove a rectal tumour

Our client Mr D of Dover, Kent sustained injuries following surgery performed by Mr Deya Marzouk to remove a tumour from the rectosigmoid junction on the 21st January 2012.  The surgery was performed at The Chaucer Hospital, Canterbury. During that surgery ureteric injury was caused and not recognised.  In addition, the correct staples for closure of the rectum were not available which lead to the breakdown of the staple line and eventually a need for a permanent colostomy.Continue reading this article