Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 7 - TEXAS MEDICAL DISCLOSURE PANEL
Chapter 602 - PROCEDURE REQUIRING FULL DISCLOSURE OF SPECIFIC RISKS AND HAZARDS-LIST A
Section 602.3 - Digestive System Treatments and Procedures
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 602.3
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Cholecystectomy with or without common bile duct exploration.
(1) Pancreatitis.
(2) Injury to the tube between the liver and
the bowel.
(3) Retained stones in
the tube between the liver and the bowel.
(4) Narrowing or obstruction of the tube
between the liver and the bowel.
(5) Injury to the bowel and/or intestinal
obstruction.
(b) Bariatric surgery.
(1) Failure of wound to
heal or wound dehiscence (separation of wound).
(2) Injury to organs.
(3) Failure of device requiring additional
surgical procedure.
(4) Obstructive
symptoms requiring additional surgical procedure.
(5) Development of gallstones
(Roux-En-Y).
(6) Development of
metabolic and vitamin disorders (Roux-En-Y).
(c) Pancreatectomy (subtotal or total).
(1) Pancreatitis (subtotal).
(2) Diabetes (total).
(3) Lifelong requirement of enzyme and
digestive medication.
(4)
Anastomotic leaks.
(d) Total colectomy.
(1) Permanent
ileostomy.
(2) Injury to
organs.
(3) Infection.
(e) Subtotal colectomy.
(1) Anastomotic leaks.
(2) Temporary colostomy.
(3) Infection.
(4) Second surgery.
(5) Injury to organs.
(f) Hepatobiliary drainage/intervention including percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, percutaneous biliary drainage, percutaneous cholecystostomy, biliary stent placement (temporary or permanent), biliary stone removal/therapy.
(1)
Leakage of bile at the skin site or into the abdomen with possible peritonitis
(inflammation of the abdominal lining and pain or if severe can be life
threatening).
(2) Pancreatitis
(inflammation of the pancreas).
(3)
Hemobilia (bleeding into the bile ducts).
(4) Cholangitis, cholecystitis, sepsis
(inflammation/infection of the bile ducts, gallbladder or blood).
(5) Pneumothorax (collapsed lung) or other
pleural complications (complication involving chest cavity).
(g) Gastrointestinal tract stenting.
(1) Stent migration (stent moves
from location in which it was placed).
(2) Esophageal/bowel perforation (creation of
a hole or tear in the tube from the throat to the stomach or in the
intestines).
(3) Tumor ingrowth or
other obstruction of stent.
(4) For
stent placement in the esophagus (tube from the throat to the stomach).
(A) Tracheal compression (narrowing of
windpipe) with resulting or worsening of shortness of breath.
(B) Reflux (stomach contents passing up into
esophagus or higher).
(C)
Aspiration pneumonia (pneumonia from fluid getting in lungs) (if stent in lower
part of the esophagus).
(D) Foreign
body sensation (feeling like there is something in throat) (for stent placement
in the upper esophagus).
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