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A 43-year-old man came to the emergency department (ED) on August 21 with sudden epigastric pain radiating to his back with severe nausea and vomiting.
A 46-year-old man came to a general surgeon for treatment of inguinal and umbilical hernias.
A 72-year-old woman came to a gastroenterologist for evaluation of right lower quadrant abdominal pain.
A 61-year-old woman with a history of colon polyps was referred to General Surgeon A for a colonoscopy.
A 72-year-old man came to a surgeon, who confirmed the patient had a reducible right inguinal hernia. The patient’s medical history included a CVA four years earlier.
A general surgeon performed a sleeve gastrectomy and duodenal switch on a 35-year-old man.
A 35-year-old man came to the ED reporting right lower abdominal pain following exercise.
Review patient presentation, physician action, allegations and risk management considerations for general surgery cases.
A 22-year-old woman with morbid obesity came to a bariatric surgical center for a sleeve gastrectomy procedure.
A 37-year-old woman with a family history for breast cancer had a mammogram as part of an annual exam.
A 63-year-old woman came to her surgeon with an MRI report of ruptured implants in both of her breasts.
Unnecessary surgery, Law requires Texas physicians to query PMP before prescribing opioids and other drugs
