{"id":3893,"date":"2018-03-01T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=3893"},"modified":"2018-02-28T06:12:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T12:12:34","slug":"surgery-remove-malignant-tumor-colon-causes-twisted-small-bowel-jury-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/surgery-remove-malignant-tumor-colon-causes-twisted-small-bowel-jury-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgery to Remove a Malignant Tumor in Colon Causes Twisted Small Bowel-Jury Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carson Sofro, 33, was diagnosed with having a malignant tumor in his colon. He underwent a resection performed by a colorectal surgeon, Dr. Benjamin Karsten at St. Luke\u2019s Regional Medical Center<\/a>. After removing the tumor, Dr. Karsten connected the colon and small bowel. <\/p>\n

Sofro suffered a variety of symptoms after the surgery, including pain, vomiting and bloating. He sought treatment at St. Luke\u2019s and was told that his symptoms were a normal complication of the surgery. Sofro continued to experience these symptoms for more than two years before being diagnosed as having a 360-degree twist in his small bowel. That condition required another resection, causing him to miss one month of work from his job as the owner of a basketball camp.<\/p>\n

Sofro filed a lawsuit against St. Luke\u2019s Regional Medical Center alleging liability by Dr. Karsten choosing not to ensure that the small bowel was not twisted before creating the anastomosis<\/a>. There was a claim of lost income of $15,000. Anastomosis is a surgical procedure connecting adjacent blood vessels, parts of the intestine or other channels of the body.
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Carson Sofro, 33, was diagnosed with having a malignant tumor in his colon. He underwent a resection performed by a colorectal surgeon, Dr. Benjamin Karsten at St. Luke\u2019s Regional Medical Center. After removing the tumor, Dr. Karsten connected the colon and small bowel. 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