Onset of cancer 9 months after discharge – Hospital and doctors not negligent
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April - 2025, Posted On: 01 April 2025
The patient experienced upper abdominal pain; he consulted a gastroenterologist at a reputed private hospital. CT scan was performed; its findings were suggestive of acute pancreatitis with diffuse fatty infiltration of liver, and necrosis.
The patient was discharged after six days, he followed up as advised after six weeks. The doctor diagnosed erosive gastritis; some medicines were prescribed.
About six months thereafter, the patient again experienced sharp pain in upper abdomen and visited the doctor at the hospital. CT scan was performed; it suggested carcinoma at the head of pancreas. For some reason, the patient sought DAMA and consulted several other doctors.