A Wisconsin medical malpractice lawsuit filed on February 5, 2025 alleges that a feeding tube was left in the plaintiff during a medical procedure in 1989. The lawsuit alleges that the woman suffered severe complications during a C-section delivery of her twins that resulted in the death of both children, and the woman suffering a postpartum hemorrhage that required an emergency total hysterectomy. The woman was placed on life support immediately after the total hysterectomy, and she was required to spend two months in the hospital.
For many years after the 1989 ordeal, the woman experienced unexplained abdominal pain despite being examined by multiple doctors and undergoing diagnostic colonoscopies in 2013 and in 2023.
On April 27, 2024, while she was undergoing a surgical procedure involving her colon, the surgeon discovered the feeding tube that was supposed to have been removed in 1989, which was likely the source of her abdominal pain over the course of many years. The woman’s Wisconsin medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that she required further surgeries as a result of the feeding tube remaining in her body for 35 years.
Unexplained Abdominal Pain
Abdominal pain is discomfort anywhere between the ribs and the pelvis. Most people will experience abdominal pain at some point during their lives. While most abdominal pain is not serious, it can be a sign of serious illness or even an emergency: abdominal pain is the complaint in 5% of emergency room visits.
When inquiring about abdominal pain, healthcare providers often divide the abdomen into quadrants: upper and lower part, right and left side. The location of abdominal pain may be an important indicator of which organs are involved: pain in the upper right quadrant may indicate a problem with the liver or gallbladder.
Also important is what the pain feels like, how often it is felt, and its severity, which may provide clues regarding the patient’s medical condition. Abdominal pain may be related to digestion, injury, infection, or disease. Abdominal pain may originate from an internal organ, from the muscles or skin in the abdominal wall, or may have spread from elsewhere near the abdomen.
The Cleveland Clinic recommends:
Always see your doctor if your pain is unexplained, persistent or severe, or if you have been injured or are pregnant.
Also, see your doctor if your abdominal pain is accompanied by any of these symptoms:
- Persistent fever.
- Persistent nausea or vomiting.
- Blood in your stools, urine or vomit.
- Swelling and tenderness to the touch.
- Jaundice (yellowing of the eyes and skin).
- Pain in any other part of your body.
- Shortness of breath or symptoms that get worse with exertion.
If you or a loved one may have been injured as a result of medical negligence in Wisconsin, you should promptly find a Wisconsin medical malpractice lawyer who may investigate your medical malpractice claim for you and represent you or your loved one in a Wisconsin medical malpractice case, if appropriate.
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