{"id":2419,"date":"2016-02-11T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=2419"},"modified":"2016-08-30T16:19:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T21:19:30","slug":"cook-county-jury-verdict-misdiagnosis-teens-testicular-torsion-leading-sterilization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/cook-county-jury-verdict-misdiagnosis-teens-testicular-torsion-leading-sterilization\/","title":{"rendered":"Cook County Jury Verdict for the Misdiagnosis of Teen\u2019s Testicular Torsion Leading to Sterilization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Cook County jury entered a $351,000 jury verdict for 14-year-old Arkadiusz Sztuk who arrived at the emergency room at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocatehealth.com\/luth\">Lutheran General Hospital<\/a> in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkridge.us\">Park Ridge<\/a>, Ill., with complaints of lower left abdominal pain. He was examined and treated by the defendant pediatric emergency room physician, Dr. Jagvir Singh.<\/p>\n<p>In the medical negligence lawsuit filed on his behalf, it was alleged that the defendants, including Advocate Health &amp; Hospital Corp. d\/b\/a as Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Dr. Singh, were negligent in choosing not to diagnose left-sided testicular torsion, choosing not to perform a testicular examination to rule out torsion and failing to surgically prophylactically fix or fasten the right testicle or the right-sided torsion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/testicular-torsion\/basics\/definition\/con-20033130\">Testicular torsion<\/a> takes place when a testicle rotates twisting the spermatic cord that brings blood to the scrotum. With the reduced blood flow, the results of the torsion can be very painful and cause swelling. Testicular torsion most commonly occurs to boys between the ages of 12 and 16. In most cases, testicular torsion requires emergency surgery. If treated quickly, the testicle can be saved. However, if the blood flow has been cut off for a long period of time, the testicle may be so badly damaged as to require its removal.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/cook-county-jury-verdict-misdiagnosis-teens-testicular-torsion-leading-sterilization\/#more-2419\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cook County jury entered a $351,000 jury verdict for 14-year-old Arkadiusz Sztuk who arrived at the emergency room at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., with complaints of lower left abdominal pain. He was examined and treated by the defendant pediatric emergency room physician, Dr. Jagvir Singh. 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