The man was 84 years old and had been diagnosed in the small intestine. He died from complications from the surgery.
The man died from complications of the operation.
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The case of a retiree who He died from a cancer operation but was never sick shocked United Kingdom. The man was 84 years old and died due to a series of complications that occurred after surgery to treat the disease in the small intestine.
However, after his death, it came to light that the patient was never sick and that the doctors performed a misdiagnosis because they did not have a professional on their team who deals with the issue to corroborate whether the cases are positive or not.
The case of the retiree who was never sick in the United Kingdom
The 84-year-old retiree was identified as Alan Soanewho in March 2023 received the news that he had a strange pathology. This after the biopsy results showed that he could have a “differentiated adenocarcinoma”, a disease that develops in the small intestine.
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Two months later they confirmed that he had cancer and that they had to operate. At that moment, the team of doctors who treated him at the Royal London Hospital They told him that it was a surgery that could have risks, but they assured him that only the 10% of people who undergo surgery for the disease die.
United Kingdom: the investigation that revealed that the retiree was not sick
After the death of the retiree, the coroner Ian Potter An investigation began and revealed that professionals did not perform an additional biopsy to confirm the disease. Thus, as detailed in the report, Alan Soane died on June 26 “as a direct result of complications“that brought him the operation.
The coroner then maintained that from the hospital in London They recognized that doctors they made a mistake in the diagnosis because they did not have a histopathologistwho is responsible for studying organs, tissues, cells and genetics to confirm positive cases.
The hospital’s statements after the death of the retiree
After the man’s death, the authorities of the entity that manages the Royal London Hospital issued a statement in which they responded to all the accusations: “We send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Alan Soane and We will learn lessons from this tragic case to try to prevent it from happening again.”
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