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Man Sues Doctor for Amputating His Penis

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A Kentucky man and his wife have sued the man’s doctor for amputating his penis without his authorization.

The doctor’s lawyer said the procedure was considered “medically necessary” and authorized by the patient because the patient gave the doctor permission to perform “any medical procedure deemed necessary”.

The 61-year-old man went in for a scheduled circumcision to treat inflammation. The medical malpractive lawsuit claims the doctor removed the man’s penis during the surgery without consulting the man or his wife.

The doctor’s lawyer said the penis amputation was authorized because the man had cancer and there was “no reasonable option other than to have the cancer removed”.

The man and his wife are seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages from the doctor, the doctor’s company and the anesthesiologist.

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Medical Malpractice Attorney said on 01-05-2009

It seems strange that this man went into surgery for inflammation. Do you know the outcome of this case?

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