Medical Negligence & Personal Injury

Bladder and Bowel Injury Claims

Our Approach

Injury to the bowel or bladder can have a serious impact on a person’s quality of life including their ability to work and socialise.

Some examples of claims for medical negligence that can arise are where:

The bladder or bowel are perforated during surgery
Bowel perforation occurs during colonoscopy
Surgical errors lead to the bladder rupturing
Certain diseases are not managed properly causing disease progression and bowel damage, such as Crohn’s disease
Damage to the bladder occurred during a caesarean section which was not properly managed

There may also be a claim for compensation if a delay in diagnosis caused or worsened a bladder or bowel complaint.

Sometimes damage to the bowel can mean that an ileostomy is required. This is where the end of the small bowel is brought through an opening in the stomach called a stoma – faeces then pass out of the stoma in to a bag. This may need to permanent or in some cases can later be reversed.

Some injuries to the bladder can lead to long term continence problems and a severe impact on all aspects of daily living

A strong team ethic shines through at Kingsley Napley and there is ready support from across the whole team, whose assistance is always quick, accurate and reassuring.

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The team are especially good at being empathetic towards their clients and taking the time to engage with their wider personal context.

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Our Expertise

Compensation for bowel and bladder injuries

The amount of compensation that can be obtained in a successful claim will depend on the extent of the injuries involved as well as many other factors including whether there has been a loss of earnings. However, an award will usually include sums to provide for future care and treatment needs resulting from the negligence.

If you or a family member has suffered as a result of failures in treatment leading to injuries to the bowel or bladder, please contact us to discuss how we can help.

Your claim – why us

Your case will be investigated by our specialist lawyers, led by a partner. We understand the difficulties with bringing a claim and the sensitive nature of injuries to the bladder and bowel. We work with leading experts in various areas including urological and colorectal surgeons in order to assess the strength of a claim.

We then work with further experts to consider a client’s long term needs and the full amount of compensation required.

Our lawyers are recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers directories as specialists in clinical negligence cases.

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Bladder and Bowel Injury Claims

Frequently Asked Questions

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Can my attorney just do what they like with my money?

You can only make an LPA while you have mental capacity so it is a good idea to think about it early, even if you are young and healthy. The chances are that you won’t need it for a long time and maybe not at all. However, if something unexpected happens, for example if you are in an accident, then having an LPA in place will be one less thing for your loved ones to worry about.

If you make an LPA now and change your mind about who your attorneys should be, then you can always make a new one later.