In August last year, a four-year-old boy with a hernia was admitted to Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston.
He was to receive a so-called laparoscopy, which according to Large Norwegian encyclopedia is a surgical procedure that takes place by inserting instruments into the abdominal cavity via narrow tubes.
The surgeon accidentally cut off the boy’s spermatic cord.
His family is now suing the hospital, reports the local channel Click2Houston.
The family demands one million dollars, ie close to ten million kroner, in reparation.
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Problems for the rest of your life
According to ABC13, the lawsuit states that the boy after the accident will struggle with fertility problems for the rest of his life.
– He will receive medical expenses, future pain, mental ailments, future disfigurement, physical impairment and future expenses for fertility treatments, it says.
The website writes that the surgeon and the hospital’s risk group apologized for the incident, and then informed the family about the potential short- and long-term consequences it could lead to.
– Even though apologies were given, full responsibility was not taken. The parents are now faced with the difficult task of telling this to the son when he reaches a suitable age, it is stated in the lawsuit.
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The family’s lawyer Randy Sorrels tells Fox4 that it is very rare for accidents like this to happen.
Before a doctor transects or cuts a part of the body, they should identify the part first – and then cut. Here, the doctor was not able to identify the part correctly, he says.
The sterilization can be reversed, but then the boy must be operated on again. So-called refertilization gives according Today’s Medicine not one hundred percent guarantee of fertility.
In a press release, the hospital writes this about the incident:
– Texas Children’s Hospital’s top priority is the health and well-being of our patients. Due to the patient’s privacy requirements, we can not comment.
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