A piece of gauze that was left in a woman’s abdomen after surgery led to a suit against the Staten Island University Hospital. The surgery was eight years ago, but the patient says that she has only recently found out after viewing medical records. If you or someone you love has been the victim of medical negligence, the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson-Axelrod may be able to help you get the financial compensation you deserve.

The patient says that she had no idea that the doctors had left the gauze behind until viewing medical records that were obtained this year. She originally had surgery on her liver in 2000 when the gauze was left behind. Two weeks later, she was admitted with intra-abdominal abscess, an infection in the belly area. This is when the gauze was removed. The patient contends that the guaze left behind caused the infection.

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