Man ‘almost died’ after surgeons removed wrong organ instead of appendix: lawsuit

A Washington man who had surgery for an urgent appendix removal learned his surgeons removed a different organ instead — leading to four more surgeries and chronic pain that has lasted for nearly a year, according to a newly filed lawsuit. After George Piano arrived with extreme stomach pain at the University of Washington Medical Center’s emergency room in Seattle on Dec. 6, 2022, he was diagnosed with appendicitis and underwent what was supposed to be an appendectomy operation, a complaint filed Nov. 2 says. However, according to the complaint, surgeons didn’t take out Piano’s appendix and a...