Defendant Gingrich, a surgeon, operated on plaintiff to correct a hiatal hernia. Before doing so, he explained to plaintiff two alternative procedures for repairing such a hernia by wrapping and suturing a portion of the stomach to the esophagus. In fact, however, he eventually employed a third procedure, which entailed implanting in the patient an artificial device known as an Angelchik ring. Plaintiff sued...
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