Legal Opinion
Patton v. Saint Joseph's Hospital
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 14, 1994No. 2-93-241-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAY, Justice.
Rommie Patton appeals from a take-nothing jury verdict in a medical malpractice case. We affirm.
On April 18,1988, Rommie Patton went to Dr. Raul G. Puelma’s office complaining of lower abdominal pain. Dr. Puelma performed a complete pelvic and abdominal examination. He found nothing. Dr. Puelma then sent Patton to St. Joseph’s Hospital for a sonogram. On April 19, 1988, Dr. Robert E. Gloyna interpreted Patton’s sonogram. He observed a complex right adnexal mass on the sonogram. Dr. Gloyna then made a report listing a dermoid as the primary consideration, but he also listed…
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