# Man dies from "splenectomy" where they removed his LIVER instead!

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**Created:** [September 6, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-from-splenectomy-where-they-removed-his-liver-instead/1006842 "2024-09-06T02:06:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-from-splenectomy-where-they-removed-his-liver-instead/1006842/201 "2026-05-09T21:34:24Z")

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> [@susan](#):
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> Close. I got to see a laparoscopic photo of my innards taken prior to a surgery. Very colorful and easy to differentiate.

I’m in no way defending the person but that’s a false comparison. This spleen was bloated, discolored and diseased.

More importantly, very cool that you got to see that.

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**Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-from-splenectomy-where-they-removed-his-liver-instead/1006842/202 "2026-05-09T22:11:30Z")

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Probably those were the only states in which he was licensed.

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