Man sues after they allegedly forgot to remove his appendix during his appendectomy

[doxydad]

Mr. McCormack had had an appendectomy in 2013. It would appear that his first time getting the procedure, his doctor had forgotten to actually remove his appendix.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/man-sues-hospital-and-doctor-after-they-allegedly-forgot-to-remove-his-appendix-during-his-appendectomy-205103325.html

[hlthe2b]

1. I doubt they "forgot"...

It is not that uncommon for surgeons to find a healthy pink appendix, despite signs of appendicitis (some food borne pathogens can cause severe abdominal pain mimicking appendicitis). While most surgeons would go ahead and perform a "prophylactic" removal of the appendix, this is probably one case where they chose not to, yet failed to inform the patient. ... underscores the need for good communication between health care provider and patient to avoid so much litigation.

[Major Nikon]

3. They wrote on the medical record that it had been removed

They also sent a mass of tissue to the pathologist marked "appendix" which evidently wasn't an appendix.

[lame54]

2. Then what did they throw in the trash can?

[antiquie]

4. From source

The pathology report said it was a three centimeter yellowish mass.

[Jenoch]

5. This situation is not as bad as the surgeon who removed the healthy kidney instead of the

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cancerous kidney. It was the same doctor who was treating my father for kidney stones.

[Enrique]

6. you had one job... n/t

[Boom Sound 416]

7. ...