A surgeon accidentally killed a patient by removing his liver instead of his spleen, a lawsuit has claimed. Beverly Bryan is suing Florida's Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital and Dr ...

Beverly Bryan has claimed her late husband's liver — and not his spleen — was allegedly removed at a Florida hospital Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...

Opens in a new tab or window An Alabama woman is seeking legal action against a surgeon whom she alleges removed her late husband's liver instead of his spleen. On the evening of August 21 ...

The decrease in CD4 cells during HIV infection seems to be driven by immune activation, which does not always correlate with viral load. Experienced clinicians are all too familiar with the ...

It’s important for all people with HIV to have regular blood tests. The two most important blood tests are for CD4 and viral load. CD4 and viral load test results give essential information about the ...

The spleen is a small organ inside your left rib cage, located just above the stomach. It contains numerous blood vessels ...

Don't worry about it. Check this out. The spleen's that soft, purple organ located right behind the stomach and under the lungs. It's about five inches wide and weighs about six ounces.

An Alabama family is living the nightmare after a surgeon removed a man's liver instead of his spleen in a Florida hospital, causing the patient to bleed to death in the operating room ...

MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) - The license of a Florida doctor accused of fatally removing a man’s liver instead of his spleen has been suspended. According to Attorney Joe Zarzaur ...

An elderly Alabama man died last month when a surgeon in Florida mistakenly removed his liver instead of his spleen during an emergency procedure, his family said. William Bryan, 70, and his wife ...

The family of the Alabama man, William “Bill” Bryan, 70, claims the surgeon, Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, labeled Bryan’s liver as spleen. No charges have been filed against Shaknovsky yet, but attorneys ...

The spleen is an organ on the upper left side of your tummy (abdomen). It is part of the lymphatic system and filters the blood, removing worn out red blood cells. It also stores red blood cells and ...