An aneurysm is a dangerous ballooning of a weak area in an artery.

Misdiagnosis, late diagnosis or mistreatment of an aneurysm can lead to serious medical complications and injury, including death. Surgical complications and surgical error can also lead to an aneurysm injury.

Two common types of aneurysm include cerebral aneurysm, dangerous swelling of a blood vessel in the brain, which can rupture, and aortic aneurysm.

If a cerebral aneurysm ruptures, the resulting bleeding in the brain may lead to catastrophic injury or death. Such a cerebral hemorrhage is a serious medical emergency. If not properly or timely treated the patient is at a greatly increased risk of vasospasm, a condition in which blood vessels in the brain spasm and constrict, or close, depriving the brain tissue of blood and oxygen. Patients may also suffer seizures, brain swelling, and herniation.

An aortic dissection is another type of injury involving a tear in the aorta wall, which allows blood to flow into the layers of the wall. If all three layers tear, a rupture occurs, resulting in blood loss. Such ruptures are fatal in 4 out of 5 cases.

Misdiagnosis of aortic dissection or aneurysm injuries often result in a delay in treatment and can greatly reduce a patient’s chances for recovery.

Such injuries involve complex medical procedures and conditions that require the legal and medical knowledge available at Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool.

At Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool, our New York aneurysm attorneys and medical malpractice or wrongful death lawyers are available for a free and confidential appointment to discuss your rights in the wake of an aneurysm or dissection injury or death.

If you or someone you love has been seriously injured or killed by an aneurysm or dissection injury, the New York medical malpractice attorneys and personal injury and wrongful death lawyers at Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool offer free appointments to discuss your rights.

Call the New York law office of Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool at 212-406-1700.