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"A man claims he suffered from a perforated bowel after doctors failed to diagnose a stent that had moved from its proper place in his body.<br /><br />Robbin and Pauletta Foltz filed a lawsuit Oct. 1 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against St. Mary&rsquo;s Good Samaritan Hospital and Drs. Scott Roustio and Tom Martin.<br /><br />In their complaint, the Foltzes allege the esophageal stent, which had been placed inside Robbin Foltz, moved within his body, causing him to suffer a perforated bowel.<br /><br />Because of the migrating stent, Robbin Foltz also experienced pain and suffering, lost his enjoyment of a normal life and incurred medical costs, according to the complaint.<br /><br />Pauletta Foltz claims she lost her husband&rsquo;s consortium because of his injuries.<br /><br />The Foltzes blame the doctors for causing Robbin Foltz&rsquo;s injuries, saying they negligently failed to diagnose the migrated stent.<br /><br />In their complaint, the Foltzes seek a judgment of more than $400,000, plus costs.<br /><br />Joseph A. Bartholomew of Cook, Ysursa, Bartholomew, Brauer and Shevlin in Belleville will be representing them.<br /><br /><i>St. Clair County Circuit Court case number: 13-L-505.</i>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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