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A Texas family is suing a major hospital for giving their 4-year-old what they say is an "unintended vasectomy" during a routine hernia surgery.
A lawsuit filed on June 17 in Harris County, Texas, states that they boy, identified as R.B. in the lawsuit, had intermittent swelling in his right testicle so a doctor recommended an inguinal hernia repair procedure, which she performed in August.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, an unborn baby's testicles first grow in his stomach, then move to the scrotum via a tunnel while he's still in the womb. Sometimes that tunnel does not close and a piece of tissue can get inside, which turns into a painful bulge called an inguinal hernia. Surgery is needed to repair an inguinal hernia.
The AAP says 3-5% of healthy, full-term babies and up to 30% of premature infants are born with an inguinal hernia.
According to the lawsuit, after the surgery a pathology report showed that tissue from R.B.'s vas deferens (the tube in which the sperm travels to the urethra) was in the hernia sac specimen. The lawsuit says the lab concluded that an "unintended vasectomy" was performed.
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Someone is going to get paid for this that is for sure. At least they did not take off his testicles or remove his penis. Thank goodness for the little things
A lawsuit filed on June 17 in Harris County, Texas, states that they boy, identified as R.B. in the lawsuit, had intermittent swelling in his right testicle so a doctor recommended an inguinal hernia repair procedure, which she performed in August.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, an unborn baby's testicles first grow in his stomach, then move to the scrotum via a tunnel while he's still in the womb. Sometimes that tunnel does not close and a piece of tissue can get inside, which turns into a painful bulge called an inguinal hernia. Surgery is needed to repair an inguinal hernia.
The AAP says 3-5% of healthy, full-term babies and up to 30% of premature infants are born with an inguinal hernia.
According to the lawsuit, after the surgery a pathology report showed that tissue from R.B.'s vas deferens (the tube in which the sperm travels to the urethra) was in the hernia sac specimen. The lawsuit says the lab concluded that an "unintended vasectomy" was performed.
Doctor accidentally gave 4-year-old a vasectomy, lawsuit alleges
A family is suing Texas Children's Hospital for an "unintended vasectomy" which resulted from a routine hernia surgery.
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Someone is going to get paid for this that is for sure. At least they did not take off his testicles or remove his penis. Thank goodness for the little things
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