After the April 3 operation, plaintiff suffered a leak of bowel contents into her abdomen, causing infection and pain and requiring a second operation to repair the leak, which was performed on April 5. Defendant surgeon testified at deposition that during the April 3 operation, he did not seem to have any problems with the disposable surgical staplers he used, that he visually observed that the staples were in place, and that he also performed a leak test using saline irrigation...
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