8 results for “oophorectomy”
42y · Female·Metastatic breast cancer
…for 42 years. Diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2008, she underwent mastectomy, radiotherapy, and oophorectomy. Despite initial disease stabilisation, metastases recurred and she was admitted to hospice in June 201…
59y · Female·sepsis due to faecal peritonitis due to perforation of sigmoid colon complicatin…
…-old woman died from sepsis due to faecal peritonitis following a bowel perforation during laparoscopic oophorectomy for a benign ovarian cyst. The perforation was repaired during the initial surgery, but the repair fail…
62y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep venous thrombosis of right calf
…thrombosis (DVT) six weeks after abdominal surgery (total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy) for treatment of severe multiple sclerosis-related leg symptoms. The treating neurologist did not cons…
75y · Female·hypovolaemic shock from excessive blood loss
Lorraine McDonald, age 75, died from hypovolaemic shock due to massive intraoperative bleeding during an anterior resection for rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma. Critical deficiencies included: no pre-admission clinic assessm…
79y · Female·Ischaemic bowel in the setting of cardiomegaly, pneumonia and chronic renal fail…
A 79-year-old woman died from ischaemic bowel in the setting of cardiomegaly, pneumonia and chronic renal failure, four days after discharge from hospital following a hysterectomy for endometrial cancer. Key clinical les…
71y · Female·complications of metastatic endometrial carcinoma, treated palliatively
Corazon Contreras Keeley, a 71-year-old woman with postmenopausal bleeding, was investigated for possible endometrial cancer. Dr K. performed a hysteroscopy with dilation and curettage (HDC) on 29 November 2019, observin…
30y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to multiple transfusions required for post-operative ble…
Ms Cvitic, a 30-year-old woman with cervical cancer, underwent radical hysterectomy on 11 February 2002. She collapsed on 14 February with signs of hypovolaemic shock (haemoglobin 5.3 g/dL). Dr W. performed emergency lap…
Female·Emily Ruth Leonard: multi-organ failure due to overwhelming sepsis from a perfor…
Two elderly women died following vaginal prolapse surgery performed by the same surgeon, Dr O., with similar mechanisms: bowel perforation leading to peritonitis and sepsis. Mrs Leonard (77) underwent laparoscopic surger…
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