 Santa Fe New MexicanFired Taos surgeon faces malpractice claim Sep 9, 2022 Bilateral total inferior turbinectomy is an extreme, irreversible surgery that for a very long time has been known to directly cause a horribly poor outcome called ‘empty nose syndrome Legal |
 AvantSurgeon’s proactive response avoids Medical Board sanctions Aug 22, 2022 Jean-Pierre Kapel Five years later, the patient lodged a complaint to Ahpra claiming he had developed empty nose syndrome due to the procedures the surgeon had performed. Legal |
| Banks & Jones Empty Nose Syndrome Can Steal Away Your Life Jan 23, 2019 Far too many patients afflicted by ENS have taken their own lives after suffering relentless suffocation as well as the ignorance of doctors to their actual condition. Sometimes the condition has been... Legal |
 Larson Law Firm P.C.What Is “Empty Nose Syndrome”? Jan 15, 2019 One theory is that the nose’s pressure or temperature receptors are located in the turbinates. Surgery may disrupt those receptors, causing some people to lose the ability to sense their own breathing... Legal |
 Friedman Rubin Trial LawyersIf you’re considering sinus surgery, you should read this. (But you’ll probably still wish you didn’t.) Dec 4, 2018 Luckily, for patients in Washington State with ENS, the laws are slightly better. They should have a year from discovery of ENS, so long as suit is filed within eight years of the initial surgery. Legal |
 An Empty Nose Syndrome Patient's Life [Chinese - Translate]May 28, 2018 Because the symptoms are mostly functional and difficult to diagnose, many patients are misunderstood as lazy or mentally ill, and many patients even become extremely depressed. Legal News Story |
 Cook County RecordFenner Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa allegedly failed to properly perform medical procedures May 22, 2018 The plaintiff alleges the defendants performed a rhinoplasty, septoplasty and a turbinectomy on her in 2016. As a result of the procedures, she claims she now suffers from empty nose syndrome Legal |
 Woman likely killed herself after nose operation brought constant pain and mental health problemApr 5, 2017 The treatment cost her 4,000 yuan, and it included removing part of the turbinate, a thin bony plate inside the nose. Death Legal |
 South China Morning PostPatient who 'wasn't told' about risks to nose surgery hopes landmark UK case will spearhead change in Hong Kong May 25, 2015 Emily Tsang Legal News Story |
| Jacksonville Journal Courier Suit claims negligence in surgery Feb 5, 2015 According to the suit, after the removal of the turbinates, Goetze began experiencing pain in her nose and sinus area, as well as headaches. After returning, she was diagnosed with empty nose syndrome... Legal News Story |
| NY Couple Receives $2.5 Million in ENS Case Oct 20, 2004 A Rockland County, New York couple received a settlement of $2.5 million on the ninth day of a medical malpractice trial. Legal |
| US District Court for the Eastern District of Penslvania Lisa Etkin v. Merk & Company and Metropolitan Life Insurce Oct 30, 2001 Download Civial action over Long-Term Disability claim denial for ENS Legal |
 Zimmet & Zimmet LawyersMy Real-Life Horror Nightmare - I have: Empty Nose Syndrome Various factors are involved in the determination of whether a turbinectomy (surgical removal of turbinates) constitutes medical malpractice. Legal |
