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Chapter 18 - Hysterectomy for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2022

By
Janesh K Gupta
Edited by
Swati Jha  and
Eloise Power
Swati Jha
Affiliation:
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
Eloise Power
Affiliation:
Sergeants’ Inn, London
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Summary

The claimant underwent a hysterectomy at the defendant trust. Five years following surgery she was found to have a chronic left hydronephrosis and hydroureter with only 9% of renal function on the affected side. It was claimed that the hysterectomy had been performed negligently resulting in injury to the left ureter with a loss of kidney function.

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Lessons from Medicolegal Cases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Improving Clinical Practice
 , pp. 227 - 236
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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