Open AccessMedical malpractice litigation related to gastrointestinal endoscopy in Japan: A two-decade review of civil court cases
Author(s) -
Toru Hiyama,
Shinji Tanaka,
Masaharu Yoshihara,
Tatsuma Fukuhara,
Shuntaro Mukai,
Kazuaki Chayama
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6857
Subject(s) - esophagogastroduodenoscopy , malpractice , medicine , endoscopy , medical malpractice , colonoscopy , general surgery , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , retrospective cohort study , surgery , law , pancreatitis , colorectal cancer , cancer , political science
To examine the allegations in malpractice litigations related to gastrointestinal endoscopy in Japan.