A surgeon "in a hurry" took out the wrong kidney

May 23, 2006

Apparently, both kidneys were on the patient’s right side.

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1 Anonymous May 23, 2006 at 2:33 pm

This is why one looks at the films prior to surgery, and takes them into the OR. Why do OR’s have viewing boxes?

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