Medical News Summary: Surgeon still operating after botched rectal cancer surgeries

About: Surgeon still operating after botched rectal cancer surgeries
Date: 18 December 2004
Source: Stuff
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by Stuff): A surgeon repeatedly failed to remove sections of cancer affected bowel. The woman endured four operations before she eventually died. The family has not yet been able to successfully sue the doctor or to prevent him from performing surgeries even though he is being investigated in several other cases. He was stopped from performing any further rectal surgeries until further training.
URL: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3133052a10,00.html
Related Disease Topics: Rectal cancer, Cancer

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