Abdominal pain medical negligence

The failure to diagnose the cause of acute abdominal pain is a major source of medical negligence claims.

Serious conditions such as:

• appendicitis
• perforated ulcers
• pelvic inflammatory disease
• ectopic pregnancy
• diverticulitis
• peritonitis
• intestinal blockage
• ischaemia 

where they are not diagnosed and properly treated, can lead to medical negligence compensation claims. The effects of delay in diagnosis and treatment can cause a very serious deterioration in the patient’s condition, permanent disability and even brain damage or death.

How much compensation will I receive?

We can give you a good idea of the likely range of medical negligence compensation you will receive when we first talk to you. Once we have investigated your medical negligence claim and can fully assess the effects of the medical negligence we can prepare a detailed valuation of your claim.

Find out more about how to make a medical negligence claim.