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Patient Loses Kidney Due to Mistaken MRI at Russian Oncology Center
['Margarita Kicherova', 'Lyuba Lulko', 'Amyra El-Khalili', 'Dmitry Sudakov']
PravdaReport
Patient Loses Kidney Due to Mistaken MRI at Russian Oncology CenterIn Buryatia, doctors at an oncology dispensary confused MRI results between patients and removed a healthy kidney, according to People of Baikal.
She underwent an MRI, which doctors interpreted as showing a nine-centimeter tumor in her kidney.
Mistake Discovered After BiopsyAfter the operation, it was revealed that the MRI belonged to a different patient.
The oncology dispensary acknowledged the mistake.
According to Number One newspaper, the affected patient demands either a donor kidney transplant or financial compensation for the harm caused.
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