# 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:** [September 6, 2024, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-from-splenectomy-where-they-removed-his-liver-instead/1006842/10 "2024-09-06T07:23:06Z")

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> [@Nyvaak](#):
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> But was this doc totally alone in the O.R. ? Wasn’t there _anyone_ else there to say, “uhhh, Tom? Hold up a second.” or something similar?

See [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crm-in-the-operating-room/1005944/10).

Sadly, incidents such as the one in this thread’s OP remind me of the old joke about the difference between God and a doctor.

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