Gastric Bypass Malpractice

Our New York gastric bypass malpractice lawyers represent patients who have sustained serious personal injuries resulting from medical malpractice committed during gastric bypass surgeries. Obesity is a major social issue with ramifications in the medical profession. It is estimated that one in five people in the United States of America has been classified as obese. Morbidly obese is defined as an obese individual whose health and livelihood is in peril. Gastric-Bypass surgery is an intrusive surgical operation involving the stapling of or rerouting of the stomach and intestines. As a result, food and nutrition bypass the usual physiological route that food travels through the body. This surgical procedure is not recommended for everyone that is overweight. You must be over one hundred pounds overweight and have gone through several other weight-loss procedures.

Gastric-bypass malpractice occurs when a medical professional causes harm or personal injury while performing the surgery or through a general or particular negligence.

Here are several of the main types of gastric bypass operations:

1. Open Roux en Y (Rny) (Restrictive with some Malabsorption)
2. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y
3. Fobi Pouch (Restrictive with Malabsorption)
4. Distal Gastric Bypass (Restrictive with greater Malabsorption)
5. Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPG)
6. BilioPancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch

At Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff, & Wolff, LLP., our New York malpractice attorneys specialize in gastric bypass malpractice. You can depend on our knowledge and skill when it comes to representing a client with a gastric bypass malpractice case.

Please contact us if you would like a free consultation about your gastric bypass malpractice claim.