If you or someone you love had complications following weight loss surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital, you may be eligible to seek compensation by filing a medical malpractice claim. To learn more, contact the hospital negligence lawyers at Berkowitz and Hanna LLC today.
Yale-New Haven Hospital is one of several hospitals in Connecticut to offer weight loss surgery for individuals throughout the state. It offers three main types of minimally invasive weight loss or bariatric surgery procedures: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Lap-Band® Surgery, and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.
This is the most common type of weight loss surgery. It creates a smaller stomach (about the size of a golf ball) from the existing stomach. Patients eat less because they fill up faster. In addition, food bypasses the greater part of the stomach on its way to the intestines. Because of this, the food is in less contact with digestive fluids and fewer calories are absorbed.
This procedure also decreases the capacity of the stomach. The surgeon inserts an inflatable silicone band encircling the upper part of the stomach, creating a new, small stomach pouch. The amount of food, as well as the kinds of foods that can be consumed at any one time, is reduced. Lap-Band® surgery is considered safer than the gastric bypass since no cutting, stapling, or rerouting of the stomach occurs.
This is one of the newest minimally invasive weight-loss procedures, especially appropriate for patients who have the highest risk of surgery, either because their medical history might limit their other options or because of their weight. Sometimes it is used as an initial approach to other types of weight loss surgery. The surgery involves removing 80 percent of the stomach, with a small tube or “sleeve” remaining.
Bariatric surgery can have severe side effects. Some of them are due to errors of the surgeon or hospital staff. These complications may include:
If you or someone you love experienced any of these problems following weight loss surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital, you should contact Berkowitz and Hanna LLC to find out if you have a legal claim. Even if you are unsure if negligence occurred, you should call us to find out. We will investigate the details of your surgery to determine if medical or hospital malpractice contributed to your complications. To learn more, schedule a consultation with an attorney at our firm today.
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