Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Stelman v. United States Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129420 The plaintiff claims prison medical staff inadequately managed her Crohn’s disease. Her gastroenterology expert…
This case involves a 33-year-old male patient with Crohn’s disease with a history of a hemicolectomy. For 2 years following the procedure, the patient tried multiple regiments to control his symptoms but continued to have 10-15 stool per day. A TPMT test…
This case involves a female patient with a history of Crohn’s disease who underwent a colectomy for excision of a neoplastic polyp. After surgery, her diet was immediately advanced from liquid to a regular soft diet. Several days after the surgery, the…
This case involves a 40-year-old male patient with a history of Crohn’s disease who developed meningitis and was given a spinal tap. The patient subsequently suffered a cerebrospinal fluid leak and developed complex regional pain syndrome as a result. He received ketamine…
This case involves a male patient in his late 40s with a past medical history significant for ulcerative colitis, for which the man had been taking immunosuppressive drugs under the supervision of his gastroenterologist. The patient presented to his primary…
This case takes place in Pennsylvania and involves a male patient who underwent a colectomy without complications in order to treat Crohn’s disease. After a few days of recovery in the hospital the man was discharged home, with instructions to…
This case involves a female patient who experienced paralysis after she was given an epidural for pain management after undergoing surgery. Before the epidural was administered, the patient underwent a surgery to remove a section of her colon as a…
This case involves an 80 year old female patient with past medical history of hypertension, Crohn’s disease, cystocele, rectocele, vaginal vault prolapse and stress incontinence. She underwent a transvaginal, posterior repair with tension free vaginal tape and adhesiolysis. The operative…
This case takes place in Maine and involves a middle aged female patient with a past history of Crohn’s Disease and a surgical history of multiple prior abdominal surgeries. The patient underwent an elective procedure to remove a stone in her…
