Texas Doctors Must Face Suit Over Ureter Injury Treatment Delay

A woman who suffered various infections that her doctors allegedly failed to link to a surgical complication for over a month after her hysterectomy will be able to continue a lawsuit against six doctors, after a Texas appeals court ruled Thursday her expert report was sufficient.

Sylvia Morrison had a total laparoscopic hysterectomy that resulted in an injury to her ureter, the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. She was hospitalized for 54 days after complaining of persistent nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. While at the hospital, she was diagnosed with a myriad of infections, but ...