No. 56080 / 13) decided just before Christmas, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that there was both a substantive (by 5 votes to 2) and a procedural (unanimous) violation of Article 2 in the case of the death of the Applicant's husband in circumstances where there was a negligent failure to diagnose meningitis shortly after (successful)
nasal polyp surgery, even though that negligent failure was not necessarily causative.
Abdominal
surgery * Abdominal port placement for chronic effusions Adrenal gland removal Bladder (stone removal, masses) * Colon
surgery Cryptorchidism * Diaphragmatic hernia Ectopic ureter Exploratory laparotomy * Gallbladder (removal vs. re-routing) Hemoabdomen (internal bleeding) * Incontinence treatment * Intestinal obstruction (foreign bodies) * Intestinal
surgery * Kidney
surgery Liver biopsy, including «keyhole» liver biopsy Liver
surgery Megacolon Pancreas
surgery Pleuro - Peritoneal Diaphragmatic Hernia (PPDH) Prophylactic gastropexy («twisted stomach» or bloat or GDV prevention) * Prostate
surgery Spleen removal (splenectomy, bleeding masses) * Stomach
surgery (foreign bodies) * Urethra
surgery Uterus infection (pyometra) * Thoracic
surgery (thoracotomy) Chylothorax Esophagus
surgery Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Persistent Right Aortic Arch (PRAA) Pleural port placement for fluid buildup Lung
surgery, including «keyhole» lung biopsy Pyothorax Head and neck
surgery Cheiloplasty (for excessive drooling) Cleft palate Ear and throat
polyps in cats * Ear hematoma * Elongated soft palate Everted laryngeal saccules Eye and eyelid
surgery * Facial fold removal Laryngeal paralysis («Tie back») Lateral Bulla Osteotomy (LBO) Lateral ear resection Oro -
nasal fistula Para-thyroid gland removal Salivary gland
surgery (mucocele, sialocele) Stenotic nares (narrow nostrils) Thyroid gland removal (cat or dog) Total Ear Canal Ablation (TECA) Ventral Bulla Osteotomy (VBO)