Man dies after liver removed instead of spleen. It happens more often than you think. What to know. Story by Cheryl McCloud, Mollye Barrows and Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida ...

An Alabama woman is seeking legal action against a surgeon whom she alleges removed her late husband's liver instead of his spleen. On the evening of August 21, Thomas Shaknovsky, DO, operated on ...

According to the state's order, removing Bryan's liver instead of his spleen was not Shaknovsky's first medical mistake. In May of 2023, Shaknovsky removed a portion of a patient’s pancreas ...

A surgeon accidentally killed a patient by removing his liver instead of his spleen, a lawsuit has claimed. Beverly Bryan is suing Florida's Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital and Dr ...

A Florida surgeon mistakenly removed a man’s liver instead of his spleen, causing him to die on the operating table, a lawyer for the man’s widow alleges. William Bryan, 70, of Muscle Shoals ...

The lawsuit accuses a surgeon of mistakenly removing a liver instead of a spleen, resulting in the death of a patient. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:52:05 GMT (1753361525242) Story Infinite Scroll ...

The family of 70-year-old William Bryan claims surgeon Thomas Shaknovsky removed his liver and not his spleen during a procedure he did not survive.

An elderly Alabama man died last month when a surgeon in Florida mistakenly removed his liver instead of his spleen during an emergency procedure, his family said. William Bryan, 70, and his wife ...

Man dies after liver removed instead of spleen. It happens more often than you think. What to know A 'never event' is one that professional agrees should never happen during surgery.

Spleen stiffness measurement (SSM) demonstrated strong predictive accuracy for liver decompensation in patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD), with an optimal cutoff of ...

Florida Surgeon Accused of Removing Man's Liver Instead of His Spleen — and Causing His Death Beverly Bryan has claimed her late husband's liver — and not his spleen — was allegedly removed ...