Also known as: Cancer of the esophagus
Lynne requires esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, but experiences cardiac arrest during surgery requiring closure. She then develops an esophageal stump perforation with gastric contents in her lungs, requiring revision surgery. Dr. Kepner successfully completes the tumor excision in the second surgery.
Also known as: Heart attack
Lynne suffers a heart attack during her initial esophageal cancer surgery, forcing the surgical team to abort the procedure and stabilize her before completing the tumor excision.
Also known as: Esophageal tear
Complication from the initial esophageal surgery where the staples didn't hold, causing the esophageal stump to perforate into the chest cavity with gastric fluid entering her lungs, requiring emergency revision surgery.
Also known as: Gallbladder inflammation
9-year-old Matty presents with right upper quadrant pain and is diagnosed with acute cholecystitis and gallstones. During his laparoscopic cholecystectomy, he suffers a trocar injury to the superior mesenteric artery causing massive hemorrhage and death despite attempts at repair.
Also known as: Torn blood vessel
During laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the trocar inadvertently tears the superior mesenteric artery causing massive internal bleeding into the pelvis. Despite converting to open surgery and attempting repair, the patient bleeds out and dies on the operating table.
Ben Warren performs his first start-to-finish surgery as primary surgeon on a partial colectomy case under Dr. Webber's supervision. The surgery is completed successfully though the specific underlying pathology is not detailed in the episode.