"The liver Shaknovsky removed was over 2,100 grams, measuring about 23 by 19 by 11 centimeters. An enlarged spleen is at most 500 grams and only up to 20 cm long, the health department noted."
"Shaknovsky insisted that the liver be labeled as a spleen and returned to the OR three times that evening to try to convince staff that it was a spleen."
"An autopsy revealed that Byran's spleen was intact, his liver was missing, and his inferior vena cava was severed."
"If we had to suffer through this and he had to die, then at least no one else will be hurt by this man now."
A surgeon named Shaknovsky mistakenly removed a liver instead of a spleen from a patient named Byran, who was later pronounced dead. The liver weighed over 2,100 grams, while a normal spleen is significantly smaller. Despite anatomical differences, Shaknovsky insisted the liver was a spleen. An autopsy confirmed Byran's spleen was intact, and his liver was missing. This incident was not isolated, as Shaknovsky had previously removed the wrong organ from another patient. Byran's widow has filed a lawsuit, hoping to prevent future harm.
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