Patient is suffering from kidney cancer, erroneously removed the healthy body. The incident took place in the Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park (Minnesota) last week reported UPI. Errors on the day after the operation from the pathologist who found no signs of cancer in the study of kidney removal, found, said the owner of the hospital, Samuel Carlson (Samuel Carlson). After Carlson, the hospital is fully recognizes its responsibilities for making a "tragic medical error." The investigation revealed that an error occurred during the week of the operation. In the patient's file was incorrectly named as a party that housed his kidney cancer. The investigation into the incident continues, and the surgeon who performed the operation, voluntarily. Returned from work to completion Representatives of the hospital apologized to the patient and family and promised them full support. The victim, whose name and gender is unknown, agreed to continue the post-operative rehabilitation in Methodist Hospital. It is unclear whether he appoint the conservative treatment of cancer, or hold the removal of the affected kidney, by the appointment of dialysis ("artificial kidney") or an organ transplant followed. Carlson noted that earlier in the Methodist Hospital was not as serious bugs with the events from the wrong angle assigned. Two registered since October 2006, the case of the behavior of the diagnosis was available lung and bronchus with the wrong side. Monday at the hospital was a mandatory procedure for the confirmation of the intervention immediately before the operation, said Carlson.
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