In September 1999, plaintiff's decedent (plaintiff) appeared at defendant hospital complaining of severe diarrhea and rectal bleeding. She was examined by a doctor and referred to a gastroenterologist who performed a colonoscopy and an endoscopy in October 1999. The procedures revealed an anal fissure that appeared to be healing and hemorrhoids, and the gastroenterologist considered the condition benign with no need for him to do anything further.
In November 1999...
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