Plaintiff's decedent, Alphatrus Bens, Sr., underwent a transurethral resection at defendant Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. He was 71 years old at the time. His physician was defendant Jerry G. Blaivas, M.D., a board certified urologist. The procedure involved insertion of a cystoscope into the urethra to remove enlarged prostatic tissue, thus obviating the necessity of abdominal or perineal surgery. At midnight, a second procedure was performed by Sheldon Axelrod,...
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