This case takes place in New York and involves a 35-year-old female patient with a history of ruptured appendicitis who presented with vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. A CT with contrast showed dilated loops of the small bowel. Observation management…
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 cardiac radiology case involves a female patient who suffered from acid reflux and had used heartburn medication in the past, was admitted into the ER and diagnosed with a small bowel obstruction in Arizona. She had a nasogastric tube placed…
A general surgery expert witness advises on a case involving an 80-year-old female who required significant abdominal surgery. Prior to discharge, the patient complained of severe nausea and limited appetite (per her medical records). She was sent for an x-ray,…
A bariatric surgery expert witness opines on a case where a patient died as a result of small bowel obstruction following initial discharge after conservative management. This case involves a thirty-eight-year-old female patient who presented to the ER complaining of…
This pediatric radiology case involves a six-year-old boy who was in distress and taken to a community emergency late in the evening. The patient complained of severe abdominal pain and unrelenting bilious vomiting. The patient was sent for abdominal X-rays that…
This case involves a 59-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain. A CT-abdomen was performed and the report showed a distal small bowel obstruction. The patient was treated with IV hydration, Zofran, and Dilaudid…
This case involves a 53-year-old female who presented to the ED complaining of a 3-4 days history of multiple episodes of daily, non-bilious, non-bloody vomiting along with generalized, diffuse, non-radiating abdominal pain (7/10), and decreased flatus. Â The patient denied fever,…
This case involves a severely obese male weighing over 400 pounds with a past medical history of HTN, CAD, and Diabetes who was admitted to hospital for elective sleeve gastrectomy. After being discharged to his home the patient immediately complained…
