(Medical Litigation News Volume 2, Issue 1)
Bowel damage may arise from injury by the sharp trochar (spike used to puncture the skin for insertion of instruments) or from substandard use of electrocautery. As mortality is high, this new class of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy claims has attracted average US settlements in the half-million dollar range[1].
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