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7 results for pancreatic surgery complication

VIChome2013-11-27

Finding into death of Andrew Gilmore

17y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicating partial pancreatectomy for traumatic pa…

Andrew Gilmore, a 17-year-old fit and well boy, suffered traumatic pancreatic rupture from a football injury on 9 May 2009. Distal pancreatectomy was performed at Alfred Hospital on …

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TAShospital2025-07-08

Coroner's Finding: Ridgway, Gavin

52y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to pancreatic contusion and necrosis from motorcyc…

…rom pulmonary thromboembolism following a motorcycle accident on a winding road in Tasmania. He suffered pancreatic contusion and necrosis from handlebar impact when his motorcycle struck a rock while negotiating a corne…

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VIChospital2017-03-10

Finding into death of John Twycross

80y · Male·complications of necrotising pancreatitis secondary to pancreatic biopsy (EUS)

…as referred for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with fine needle aspiration biopsy on 20 May 2011 to exclude pancreatic malignancy. The procedure caused necrotising pancreatitis, leading to rapid clinical deterioration despi…

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QLDhospital2021-02-24

Petzler, Dennis Michael

59y · Male·Carcinomatosis due to adenocarcinoma of the pancreas

…opriate palliative care, he deteriorated rapidly and died three weeks later. Clinical experts found that pancreatic cancer diagnosis is often late, and earlier hospital referral would not have changed the outcome. The he…

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NSWhospital2011-11-11

Coroner's Finding: John Reginald Beech

64y · Male·Postoperative intra-abdominal bleeding from pancreatic artery injury and its con…

…ydney Adventist Hospital on 24 April 2007 from postoperative intra-abdominal hemorrhage following colonic surgery. One week earlier, he underwent high anterior resection and hernia repair for a malignant polyp. Post-ope…

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QLDhospital2025-06-02

Non-inquest findings into the death of Mr B.

42y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to iatrogenic phenol overdose due to metastatic pancr…

A 42-year-old man with metastatic pancreatic cancer died from multiple organ failure caused by iatrogenic phenol overdose during a celiac plexus bloc…

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QLDhospital2023-06-26

Searle, William Edward

74y · Male·Aspiration of gastric contents due to paralytic ileus following Whipple surgery …

…nvolve recognition of gastroparesis risk in high-risk patients (diabetes, obesity, opioid use, post-major surgery). Multiple missed opportunities to recognize and manage gastroparesis occurred: on the evening of 1 March…

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