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Word: esophagus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1970
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...surgeon places an unnecessarily tight cast on a young boy's broken leg and ignores his complaints of discomfort. The leg develops gangrene and has to be amputated. The boy's parents sue the doctor. Another surgeon accidentally punctures a 40-year-old man's esophagus. An infection develops, and the patient hovers on the brink of death. The patient sues the surgeon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Malpractice Mess | 11/2/1970 | See Source »

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