Bowel Surgery

Tom Gibson acts for successful claimant in unusual bowel surgery case

Tom Gibson acted for the successful claimant in an unusual bowel surgery case – where the largest claim was for increased food costs for life.  The claimant was aged 13, in Year 8 at secondary school, when his local hospital failed to diagnose a volvulus, or twisted small bowel. The delay in diagnosis and in operating led to the tissue death and loss of most of his small bowel. He was left with 30cm of small bowel, compared to the average of around 600cm. With competent treatment, and timely surgery, his bowel loss would have been avoided completely. The claimant and his parents spent years building his case – including getting expert evidence from 7 different fields. While the claimant…

News 13 Nov, 2023