Get a Crohn’s Disease Expert Witness for Your Case
Crohn’s disease is a chronic gastrointestinal (GI) tract inflammatory bowel disease. The illness can start gradually, quickly become severe, and can be both painful and debilitating. It may go into remission with proper treatment, and symptoms can subside. If left untreated, serious complications can occur.
When a doctor misses a Crohn’s disease diagnosis, the patient is left dealing with painful symptoms much longer than they should. In other cases, Crohn’s disease may be entirely misdiagnosed as a different condition. In these situations, the patient may undergo expensive and unnecessary treatment that may worsen the patient’s original condition.
Other physicians may care for patients with Crohn’s disease, including
➤ Colon & Rectal Surgeons: specialize in surgically correcting colon and rectal issues that arise with Crohn’s disease
➤ Gastroenterologists: specialize in the health of the digestive system
➤ General surgeons: specialize in surgically correcting internal issues concerning Crohn’s disease
➤ Hepatologists: treat the liver disease that may occur with Crohn’s disease
➤ Internal medicine physicians: manage treatments and medications that do not include surgery
Our board-certified specialists are well acquainted with cases involving neglect and malpractice concerning Crohn’s disease. Our expert witnesses can determine if a claim has merit to save valuable time before proceeding.
Issues may include
- Misdiagnosis of complications
- Mistreating complications
- Abscesses: painful pockets of infection in the intestines
- Anal fissures: small tears in the anus that may cause bleeding
- Colon cancer: chronic inflammation can increase the risk of colon cancer
- Fistulas: the abnormal passage between organs
- Gallstones: bile that hardens in the gallbladder
- Inflammation: systemic inflammation throughout the body
- Intestinal obstruction: blocking the food or stool from moving in the GI system
- Kidney stones: common complication due to malabsorption of nutrients
- Malnutrition: malabsorption of essential vitamins and nutrients
- Ulcers: open sores along the intestinal tract
