Significant Medical Malpractice Risks Associated With Gastric Bypass Surgery

The summer sun is almost upon the North Carolina and Virginia coast and so is bathing suit season. Many of those battling with obesity and trying to get slimmer have also opted for gastric bypass surgery, also known as stomach stapling, when they have exhausted all other options. Gastric bypass is a procedure where the stomach size may be reduced by over 90%.

Success with gastric bypass surgery results in the loss of weight and requires following a healthy diet regime. However, for some, gastric bypass surgery results in major medical problems or even death. The problem has been so widespread that these problems have been commonly referred to by many nurses as a “gastric bypass gone bad” and have resulted in numerous medical malpractice lawsuits.

When the desire to lose the excess weight is so passionate that a major surgery is chosen the desired result is to live the new life with a new healthy body. When something goes wrong that result is not only lost physically bad, but emotionally bad.

via  InjuryBoard Virginia Beach.

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