Another unnecessary organ removal case due to mix-up brought to light

Ljubljana, 21 February - After Slovenia was stirred last week by a report that a mix-up of tissue samples had led in November last year to a full stomach removal in a patient who did not really have cancer, RTV Slovenija revealed on Wednesday that another, almost identical mix-up case had occurred earlier in 2023, which involved a full prostate removal.

Ljubljana Repsentatives of the Medical Faculty's Pathology Institute speak to the press about tissue mix-up that led to unnecessary full prostate removal. Photo: STA

Ljubljana
Repsentatives of the Medical Faculty's Pathology Institute speak to the press about tissue mix-up that led to unnecessary full prostate removal.
Photo: STA

Ljubljana Head of the Medical Faculty's Pathology Institute Jože Pižem speaks to the press about tissue mix-up that led to unnecessary full prostate removal. Photo: STA

Ljubljana
Head of the Medical Faculty's Pathology Institute Jože Pižem speaks to the press about tissue mix-up that led to unnecessary full prostate removal.
Photo: STA

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