Prolapse surgery ‘may have played role in woman’s death’

An inquest has opened into whether a pioneering surgery technique may have played a role in a Gloucestershire woman’s death.

 

The patient, who died on 16^th March 2020, had mesh fitted for a prolapsed bowel at Southmead Hospital in Bristol in 2016.

 

The inquest at Avon Coroner’s Court is examining whether the surgery performed by colorectal surgeon Tony Dixon may have contributed to her death.

 

Edward Sheffield, pathologist, told the hearing that the use of the mesh for a prolapsed bowl may have contributed to the patient’s death.

 

The inquest heard that the patient was fragile, with many underlying health conditions, and went on to develop complications.

 

Mr Dixon was dismissed by the North Bristol NHS Trust in 2019 after a number of his patients were told they should have been offered alternative treatment first.

 

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Posted by Tony May, Partner/head of Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (tonymay@chadlaw.co.uk ), medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.

 

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