FORT DODGE, Iowa ( KCCI ) - A Fort Dodge woman has been awarded nearly $20 million in damages following a malpractice lawsuit against the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, KCCI reports.

Linette Nelson sued the medical facility after complications from surgeries performed in 2018 to treat her ulcerative colitis. The initial treatment plan involved three operations to rebuild her lower digestive tract.

Nelson claimed her surgeon left 6 centimeters of diseased tissue during the reconstruction process. The surgical error required three additional corrective operations.

Nelson now lives with chronic pain as a result of the complications.

During the trial, the Mayo Clinic admitted wrongdoing but contested the amount of damages awarded to Nelson.

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