Procedure for esophagus fails to fix problem – $700,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: July 28, 2008

The plaintiff was a 40-year-old woman with a reported history of achalasia. Achalasia is a motility disorder of the esophagus and includes the presence of a lower esophageal sphincter that does not relax to allow food to pass from the esophagus to the stomach. Patients with achalasia will suffer from weight loss, regurgitation ...

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