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Fatal postoperative bowel ischaemia following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: Medico-legal implications of a rare complication

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Medico-Legal Journal

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Abstract

Medico-Legal Journal, Ahead of Print.
Ischaemic large bowel necrosis is a rare but severe complication following open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. Postoperative deaths from this condition often prompt medico-legal evaluation. We report a case of a 75-year-old hypertensive male who ...