Patient dies due to Misdiagnosis of cancerous cells as gallbladder stone: Rajasthan surgeon directed to pay Rs 15 lakh
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Rajasthan: The State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has directed a surgeon attached to a Churu-based hospital to pay a compensation of Rs 15 lakh to the kin of a patient who died due to alleged misdiagnosis of cancer in the gallbladder.
According to a recent report by TOI, the doctor conducted an operation and removed the cancerous cells thinking them to be stones. After the operation, the condition of the patient got worse as the cancerous cells spread all through his body to which the patient eventually succumbed.
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