BECTON, Judge.
On 18 February 1981, after admission to Lenoir Memorial Hospital for a laparoscopy—an elective permanent sterilization procedure under complete anesthesia—scheduled for 19 February 1981, plaintiff, Judith Hill, signed a written consent form authorizing the defendant, Dr. Samuel J. Gilmore, "to perform the following operation and/or operations—Laparoscopy with Fulguration of Tubes or Application of Hulka Clips." A laparoscopy is...
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