Abdomen
Removal of portion of colon
Compensation range under the Bar Council Malaysia Revised Compendium 2018 (Circular 255/2018) — the operative judicial guideline for general damages in personal injury claims in Malaysia.
Typical range (general damages)
RM24,000 – RM48,500
- Low
- RM24,000
- Relatively minor presentation, conservative treatment, no significant residual effects.
- High
- RM48,500
- Surgery / complications and maximum loss of amenities (occupational and lifestyle impact).
What pushes toward the high: Permanent colostomy bag is a major loss-of-amenity factor — push toward high.
How Malaysian courts apply this range
- The Low figure reflects a relatively minor presentation. The High already incorporates maximum loss of amenities — calculations should not push above the band-high.
- Where the claimant has multiple injuries, courts adjust for overlap — the total is not a naive sum of each head.
- Special damages (medical bills, loss of earnings, future care) are separate from the general damages range above.
See methodology for how Rawyer models severity, loss of amenities, and overlap.
Other Abdomen injuries
- LaparotomyRM9,500–RM12,000
- Removal of spleenRM12,000–RM14,500
- Removal of one kidneyRM36,000–RM42,000
- Removal of both kidneysRM120,000–RM145,000
- Removal of part of liverRM18,000–RM30,000
- Removal of portion of small intestineRM18,000–RM48,500
- Bladder ruptureRM18,000–RM24,000
- Rupture of ureter / urethraRM12,000–RM18,000