Jailed ex-Dallas neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch sued over botched procedure, sponge in body
Legal troubles continue to mount for jailed former Dallas neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch, who once wrote of becoming a “cold blooded killer” and is accused of knowingly botching at least five surgeries.
Jeffrey Glidewell and his wife are suing Duntsch over a June 10, 2013, surgery, in which medical staff, horrified by Duntsch’s errors, forced him to stop operating, according to a police affidavit. Duntsch left a surgical sponge in Glidewell’s body, which got infected, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in Dallas on Aug. 21.
Duntsch used an “unacceptable surgical technique” that resulted in damage to Glidewell’s artery that supplies blood to the brain, police said. The doctor also “dissected a piece” of Glidewell’s esophagus, causing him severe trouble breathing, eating and swallowing, according to police.
Prior to the surgery, Duntsch “bragged” to Glidewell about being “the best minimally invasive spine doctor in the state of Texas,” the lawsuit says. When Glidewell awoke, the suit says, he felt “significant pain,” and his “left arm was paralyzed and he could not speak.”
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