Urology, urinary tract diseases and conditions, and medical malpractice
Urologists are medical specialists who diagnose and treat urinary tract conditions
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Surgery
Medical device failure can cause brain injury
Faulty products, poor surgeon training are often both at play
What you should know about orthopedic surgery medical malpractice claims
Orthopedic surgery ranks #2 in the number of medical malpractice claims
Study uncovers the most common types of surgical medical malpractice
General surgery, orthopedic surgery, and neurosurgery specialties top the list
Nurse practitioner botches cauda equina syndrome diagnosis, discharges patient from ER
Teen is left with life-long leg, bowel, bladder, and sexual problems
Research shows that surgery centers aren't as safe as hospital operating rooms
More surgeries are now performed at ambulatory surgery centers than hospitals
Breast augmentation surgery anesthesia issues leave 18-year-old semi-comatose
There are two common factors in cases like this
Necrosis is a dangerous potential complication of plastic or cosmetic surgery, and there's limited time to address it
Tissue death occurs when there's not an adequate blood supply to a body party
Breast implant revision/replacement has a higher risk than original breast augmentation surgery
Learn what you should ask your surgeon before proceeding
Cancer surgery is successful when there are clean margins, but when the surgeon stops short it can spell trouble
When possible, surgeons needs to remove enough tissue to make sure that they get the surrounding microscopic cancer, too, as well as the larger tumor