Suit claiming surgery too soon after medication fails – Defense Verdict 
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Published: November 7, 2011
Tags: Frederick County Circuit Court, Judge Dennis Lee Hupp, Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff was scheduled to undergo percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) by the defendant, an interventional radiologist. The purpose of the PCN was to provide plaintiff’s urologist access to the left kidney for calculus removal. Plaintiff had a significant past medical history, including coronary artery disease, cardiac catheterization with stenting and pulmonary emboli. He was taking daily Coumadin ...
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