Malpractice lawsuit: Health care system settles case involving gastrointestinal surgery

A medical malpractice lawsuit filed against a health system in Minnesota has been settled out of court, according to the Post-Bulletin on June 10, 2008.

Reportedly, the plaintiff first brought the case earlier this year, seeking over $50,000 in damages.

The Post-Bulletin said court documents indicated that the man underwent an endoscopic procedure on the upper part of his gastrointestinal tract at a Rochester, MN clinic two years ago.

The lawsuit alleged that the physician who treated him caused a perforation in the small intestine.

As a result, the patient required emergency surgery for repair of the perforation and hospitalization.

The man claimed the physician was negligent and provided substandard medical care.

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