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Florida surgeon mistakenly removes patient's liver instead of spleen, causing him to die, widow says (www.nbcnews.com)

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A Florida surgeon mistakenly removed a man’s liver instead of his spleen, causing him to die on the operating table, a lawyer for the man’s widow alleges.

William Bryan, 70, of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, underwent surgery on Aug. 21, at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast hospital in Miramar, Florida, because of spleen abnormalities, according to a statement from the personal injury firm Zarzaur Law, based in Pensacola, Florida.

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (10 children)

How?

Shaknovsky told Beverly Bryan her husband’s spleen was so diseased that it was four times bigger than normal and it had moved to the other side of his body

Oh, of course. I'm sure organs do that sort of thing all the time.

[–] Shawdow194@fedia.io 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"This spleen is so diseased it's in the exact same place as and looks just like a liver"

[–] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 months ago

If it flops like a liver and drops like a liver... it's obviously a spleen

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