{"id":1955,"date":"2018-01-23T12:49:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T17:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2018-01-17T19:50:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T00:50:00","slug":"colonoscopy-errors-syracuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/colonoscopy-errors-syracuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Colonoscopy Errors in Syracuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colon cancer is the second-most diagnosed cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Colonoscopies are an important tool for colon cancer detection. While these procedures are relatively safe, injuries due to malpractice do happen. If you or someone close to you has been injured during a colonoscopy, you may be entitled to compensation for your harm. At DeFrancisco\u00a0&amp; Falgiatano\u00a0Personal Injury Lawyers, our Syracuse cancer malpractice lawyers are committed to protecting the rights of patients at every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p>A colonoscopy is a procedure that enables an examiner, typically a gastroenterologist, to evaluate the inside of the colon (large intestine or large bowel). The American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cancer Society<\/a> advises that both men and women should have regular colonoscopies, beginning at age 50, to screen for colorectal cancer. A person should continue getting regular colonoscopies until the age of 75. According to a 2011 article in the Medical Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the risk of serious injury from a colonoscopy is relatively low. However, possible complications from the procedure include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Perforations:<\/u>\u00a0 this takes place when a hole is punched in your bowel, causing fecal matter to leak into the abdominal cavity, which can lead to sepsis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/colonoscopy-errors-syracuse\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Colonoscopy Errors in Syracuse\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colon cancer is the second-most diagnosed cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Colonoscopies are an important tool for colon cancer detection. While these procedures are relatively safe, injuries due to malpractice do happen. If you or someone close to you has been injured during a colonoscopy, you may be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice","category-surgery-errors"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Colonoscopy Errors in Syracuse &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; January 23, 2018<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Colon cancer is the second-most diagnosed cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. 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