what side is your spleen on - HEALTHY
Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky tried to persuade his colleagues in the operating room that the liver he removed from a 70-year-old patient was a spleen, according to Florida’s Health Department. New York Magazine: How Did a Surgeon in Florida Mistake a Man’s Liver for His Spleen?
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How Did a Surgeon in Florida Mistake a Man’s Liver for His Spleen? Tuko News on MSN: Patient dies after doctor removes liver instead of spleen during life-saving surgery Patient dies after doctor removes liver instead of spleen during life-saving surgery MedPage Today: Witnesses in OR Give Harrowing Account of Spleen Surgery Gone Wrong The Florida Department of Health has suspended the license of Thomas Shaknovsky, DO, who removed a patient's liver instead of his spleen, contributing to his death. An emergency suspension order from ... New York Daily News: Alabama man dead after surgeon removed liver instead of spleen