Expert witness
With over 30 years of experience in the speciality, Adam Magos has acted as expert witness in numerous medico-legal cases and has provided reports on breach of duty (liability), causation and condition and prognosis. Apart from general gynaecology, his particular interest is in the area of operative complications related to gynaecological surgery. Recent reports have involved the following cases:
Caesarean section (e.g. bowel injury, bladder injury, retained swab) |
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Consent (e.g. failure to obtain informed consent) |
Contraceptive failure (e.g. Norplant) |
Ectopic pregnancy (e.g. delayed treatment) |
Endometrial ablation (e.g. bowel injury, pregnancy) |
Endometriosis (e.g. late diagnosis) |
Episiotomy (e.g. pain and need for refashioning) |
Female sterilisation (e.g. failure) |
Hysteroscopic surgery (e.g. uterine perforation, fluid overload, bowel injury, back injury) |
Infertility (e.g. effect of multiple laparotomies on fertility) |
Intrauterine contraceptive devices (e.g. uterine perforation, pain on insertion, "lost" IUCD, pregnancy after insertion, failure of removal) |
Laparoscopic hysterectomy (e.g. postoperative haemorrhage, bowel injury, ureteric injury, gallbladder abscess) |
Laparoscopic surgery (e.g. bowel injury, vascular injury, bladder injury, ureteric injury, instrument malfunction, CO2 embolism, postoperative haemorrhage, postoperative bladder dysfunction, nerve injury) |
Laparotomy (e.g. wound infection, scar dehiscence, colo-vaginal fistula, retained foreign body) |
Miscellaneous (e.g. borderline ovarian tumour, ovarian remnant, vaginal burn with speculum, vulval cyst, incorrect HRT, unnecessary oophorectomy) |
Ovarian cysts (e.g. diagnosis, surgical management) |
Perineal tear after delivery (e.g. failure to suture) |
Sacrocolpopexy (e.g. bowel obstruction, infection, rectovaginal fistula) |
Sacrospinous fixation (e.g. infection, post-operative pain, necrotizing fasciitis) |
Subtotal hysterectomy (e.g. postoperative haemorrhage, bowel injury) |
Surgery for prolapse (e.g. back injury) |
Termination of pregnancy (e.g. failed termination, uterine perforation, haemorrhage) |
Total abdominal hysterectomy (e.g. haemorrhage, nerve injury, ureteric injury, bladder injury, diathermy burn, postoperative bowel adhesions, bowel obstruction, incisional hernia) |
Undiagnosed pregnancy |
Vaginal hysterectomy (e.g. bowel injury, haemorrhage, ureteric injury, bladder injury, rectovaginal fistula, postoperative urinary symptoms) |
Vaginal repair (e.g. haemorrhage, postoperative urinary symptoms, postoperative vaginal adhesions, recurrent prolapse, postoperative pain) |
Reports are usually prepared within 4 weeks of receiving instructions and all relevant documentation. Visit www.gynaecologyexpert.org for further information.