Man dies after doctors remove liver instead of spleen

A man in America lost his life after surgeons mistakenly removed his liver instead of his spleen during surgery.

70-year-old William Bryan from Alabama had come to Florida with his wife for vacations when he suddenly felt severe pain in his gut. His wife Beverly took him to the hospital, where doctors conducted necessary tests and diagnosed a malfunctioning spleen while admitting him to the hospital.

However, during the surgery, doctors removed William’s liver instead of his spleen, causing massive blood loss and the patient’s death.

American media reported that after the doctors mistakenly removed William’s liver, they labelled the organ ‘spleen’ and told his wife that her husband’s spleen had grown to four times its normal size.

William’s wife decided to take legal action.

“My husband died while helpless on the operating room table by Dr Shaknovsky. I don’t want anyone else to die due to his incompetence at a hospital that should have known or knew he had previously made drastic, life-altering surgical mistakes.”

Bryan and Beverly were married for 33 years, and have three children and eight grandchildren.