Sledziewski v. Cioffi
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Weiss, J.
In May 1984, defendant L. A. Cioffi, a physician, performed a total abdominal hysterectomy and related procedures on plaintiff Catherine Sledziewski (hereinafter plaintiff) at defendant Ellis Hospital. Plaintiff’s postsurgery complaints of persistent urinary leakage led to further testing and medication upon readmission to the hospital, all under Cioffi’s direction. Plaintiff eventually consulted another physician who diagnosed the cause of her urinary problems as vesicovaginal fistula, an opening between the bladder and vagina, allegedly created by Cioffi during…
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