A former soldier is suing a hospital after he went in for a kidney
operation and ended up having his penis amputated.
Devastated Costica Maroleanu, 55, had gone to the County Hospital in the
town of Buzau in eastern Romania suffering from kidney failure.
He said: "After the operation they told me there were some
complications.
"Apparently the nurse had not properly fitted a small plastic pipe to
help me urinate, and my penis became red and infected.
"I was moved to intensive care and four days later was moved to the
nephrology department where they took a sample, but then they just left me
there for 10 days.
"Eventually they did an operation, but then doctor went on
holiday."
Mr Maroleanu was then transferred to a military hospital where doctors
concluded his penis was necrotic and the only option was amputation.
A spokesman for the hospital said: "The foreskin was stripped away
completely and most of the cells in the organ were dead.
"The member was black and the only remaining skin was at the base of
the shaft and highly infectious.
"It was recommended to remove the necrotic elements, meaning
amputation."
Mr Maroleanu said: "It was totally cut off. Now I urinate through an
orifice that doctors made between my anus and my testicles.
"I urinate just like a woman. I’m devastated."
Now the ex-squaddie is suing the first hospital he visited for malpractice
and wants 500,000 Euros (£362,450) compensation.
He said: "If they hadn’t botched things up at the beginning this
wouldn’t have happened
Hmmm, very sad indeed!
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