Anatomy-challenged surgeon in Florida allegedly removes wrong organ (again!) — his patient dies

OK, I may be just a country pediatrician, but as country boy I can assure you, a liver and a spleen do not resemble each other much at all! Even if the location were not an issue, they are not similar in appearance. I am gob smacked that anyone with any medical training at all could make this mistake, let alone an (theoretically?) experienced surgeon who had seen these parts previously. Some days, I am just at a loss…

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