Doctors remove wrong organ from Washington man during surgery
A Washington state man who went to the emergency room with abdominal pain is suing a hospital and two doctors, claiming that surgeons removed the wrong organ from his body during surgery. Lake Forest Park resident George Piano and his wife, Elizabeth Piano, filed the medical malpractice suit on Nov. 2. King County Superior Court […]
Man sues UW Medicine for removing wrong organ after botched appendix surgery
A local man is fighting for his life after a suspected botched surgery. He is currently suing doctors at UW Medicine and the state. The suit alleges that a simple appendectomy went horribly wrong and surgeons instead removed part of his colon, nearly killing him. Victim George Piano of Lake Forest Park said he wants […]