Urology compensation claims

Compensation for bile duct injury during gallbladder surgery

Compensation obtained for patient who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal surgery) at Nuffield Hospital Haywards Heath and suffered bile duct injury requiring further surgery, admission to ITU and on-going symptoms.

Compensation for the family of a 50 year old man who died of kidney cancer due to multiple failings but Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Failure to offer a caesarean section

This clinical negligence case arose out of the care provided to Mrs H during the birth of her son. During an emergency c-section, Mrs H suffered damage to her ureter and lost a lot of blood. She also suffered from post-operative complications.

Head injury and stroke following trip in hospital

Our client, Mrs K, required multiple surgeries after suffering post-operative anastomotic leaks and a ureteric injury during surgery for bowel obstruction.  Unfortunately, Mrs K then suffered a head injury and stroke when she tripped over a raised area in the hospital corridor.  At that time it was also found that a JJ stent had been left in place for 9 months after her previous surgery, causing urosepsis and other urological problems.    

Failure to diagnose and treat testicular torsion.

Our client, Mr P, attended A&E on two separate occasions reporting pain and discomfort in his groin. Despite exhibiting symptoms of testicular torsion Mr P was not appropriately examined.  This resulted in a six day delay in his diagnosis and treatment which resulted in his right testicle being removed. 

Hospital catheter negligence causes permanent bladder problems

Hospital catheter negligence causes permanent bladder problems

Negligent prostatectomy and Argus sling surgeries

Our client, Mr K, suffered from incontinence, infections, severe pain and psychiatric harm after a number of failures by his urology consultant including the performance of a procedure which had been unauthorised and not licenced by the PCT.

Undiagnosed testicular torsion leads to testicle removal

James Cahan, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, has secured £13,750 for a school boy who underwent an urgent orchiectomy (removal of testicle) and subsequent prosthesis insertion due to undiagnosed testicular torsion following his attendance at A&E, Eastbourne District General Hospital 3 weeks previously.

Medical negligence & kidney damage, renal damage and a kidney transplant

Peter Cooper won an undisclosed seven figure sum for permanent damage to his kidneys, which eventually led to a transplant.

Patient suffers progression of kidney cancer when hospital loses scan

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who obtained £60,000 compensation in a claim where the results of a CT scan remained undiscovered for 12 months by which time the tumour had increased in size having an adverse effect on her prognosis, which was then very poor.

Undiagnosed torsion of the testicle

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recently acted for a man suffering from a torsion of the testicle. He was misdiagnosed during three separate hospital attendances despite the GP repeatedly diagnosing the condition correctly.

Failure to monitor kidneys leads to end stage kidney disease

Our client, Mrs A, was referred to North Middlesex University Hospital for investigations into her kidney function. She was discharged, but the nephrologist did not advise her GP to continue to monitor her. Eight years later end stage kidney disease was diagnosed. Damages of £32,000 were recovered for the pain and suffering and financial losses sustained as a result of the delay in diagnosis.

Should I settle my medical negligence compensation claim directly with NHS Resolution?

Often when patients are unhappy with the treatment they have received from an NHS hospital they will make a formal complaint to the Trust. Formal complaints are a useful way of getting essential information about the treatment a patient has received and may sometimes result in that Trust apologising to the aggrieved patient.