Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, also called laparoscopic gallbladder surgery, can cause injuries problems and complications that can plague those who are victims of malpractice. The experienced gallbladder operation attorneys at Simonson Hess Leibowitz & Goodman work with the injured to insure that your rights are protected and that you receive the compensation you deserve.

Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is also known as laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Gallbladder surgery by use of a laparoscope is performed yearly more than any other surgery in the United States. When laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is successful it can be a real blessing, but when a gallbladder operation complication occurs it can be a personal and family catastrophe. When a gallbladder operation injury occurs, it is a skilled and experienced gallbladder operation attorney who can sort out malpractice from unpreventable problems.

Because laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is done using a television camera and instruments, some surgeons, due to lack of skill, find it difficult to properly see the gallbladder and other major organs. As a result of medical malpractice, important structures such as the common bile duct or hepatic ducts can be cut or clipped. Sometimes an unskilled or inexperienced doctor will mistakenly clip the common bile duct or hepatic duct while believing that it is the cystic duct that is actually being clipped. If errors such as these take place, and are not recognized and repaired immediately, very serious injury or even death can occur.

Some common gallbladder operation problems are bile leak, infection, bile peritonitis, abscess, adult respiratory distress syndrome, and sepsis. Another gallbladder operation injury is causing the common bile duct to become so narrowed or structured that extensive and dilatation war reconstructive surgery is needed. Because of gallbladder operation complications some patients are left with permanent pain and serious digestive problems.

Leaking of bile after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy causes symptoms of pain and breathing difficulties, and any symptoms that might be due to a gallbladder operation injury such as the bile leak, must be taken as seriously by the surgeon and investigated. The failure of by the doctor to take the patient's complaints seriously, and quickly act when a gallbladder operation complication is suspected, is a prime example of malpractice. All too often the patient is discharged from the hospital despite evidence of a gallbladder operation injury such as of bile leak or a cut, clipped or damaged bile duct-this is a prime example of medical malpractice.

It is crucial that the surgeon take the time to educate the patient and family on the symptoms of gallbladder operation injuries such as a bile leak with the need to immediately call a surgeon or turn to the hospital if symptoms appear. If you suspect that you have a gallbladder operation injury or complication never hesitate to return to the emergency room especially if the surgeon is not taking the complaints seriously, or you can't get in touch with him/her. The presence of a gallbladder operation injury such as a while leak often can be confirmed by common x-ray imaging studies.

When a bile leak is occurring, time is of the essence so that irreversible bile peritonitis and infection leading to organ failure and perhaps death does not happen. Repair of bile duct injuries or strictures may require a very experienced surgeon-make sure your doctor refers you to such a surgeon if there is any doubt of his/her competence to help you.