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James P. McKillip underwent a sleeve gastrectomy<\/a> for weight reduction at a hospital in Rock Island, Ill. This took place in January 2012 by the defendant general surgeon, Dr. James Schrier. McKillip was 46 years old at the time.<\/p>\n

According to the report of this jury trial, McKillip\u2019s expert testified at trial that Dr. Schrier improperly stapled the nasogastric tube<\/a> into McKillip\u2019s stomach and also was negligent in creating a hole at the junction between the esophagus and his stomach.<\/p>\n

As a result, McKillip suffered from two large perforations and gastric leaks at these two sites in the stomach, which caused him to develop sepsis and undergo three months of antibiotic therapy. Eventually he will require additional surgery to remove the remaining portion of his stomach.
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