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Physicians commonly fear being sued in a medical malpractice case. Society expects perfect results from physicians, including urologists who perform endourological procedures. The question is not whether a urologist will be sued but when. In order to understand the rationale behind the risk management best practices discussed in this chapter, the urologist must understand the four legal elements of medical malpractice.
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Richman, D., Robb, J.H. (2013). Avoiding and Overcoming Medicolegal Difficulties in Endourology. In: Al-Kandari, A., Desai, M., Shokeir, A., Shoma, A., Smith, A. (eds) Difficult Cases in Endourology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-083-8_33
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