Sharpe v Southend Health Authority

(1997) 8 Med LR 299

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

and Mr Justice CRESSWELL

Professional liability — Radiography — Plexiform neurofibroma of mediastinum and neck — Balance between risks of disease against hazards of surgical intervention — No surgical intervention — Medical surveillance advised — Lump increased in size and trachea compressed — Standard practice of hospital to compare latest x-ray with previous x-ray — Excision not possible without significant damage to surrounding structures — Failure to give special instructions to radiologists — Evidence — Medical negligence cases — Expert witnesses — Acceptance of approach/practice adopted by defendant — Comments by court