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Suit Filed in West Virginia for Loss of Testicle

By Ben Glass

A man from Kanawha County, West Virginia has filed a medical malpractice suit alleging that he lost his right testicle because of a physician who misread a CT scan.

The suit was filed against radiologist Dr. J. Anton in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County by Jonathan Crawford on July 25.

According to the suit, on April 21, 2006, Crawford was a patient in the Charleston Area Medical Center Emergency Room, where he had gone complaining of pain in his abdomen.

A CT scan was performed, which was read by Anton, reporting mild ileus and normal appendix, according to the suit.

Two days later, Crawford returned and received a diagnosis of right testicular infarction. A surgical procedure was immediately performed to remove his right testicle.

The suit alleges negligence on the part of Anton for his failure to refer Crawford for further testing. According to Crawford, he endured unnecessary annoyance and inconvenience, emotional distress, medical expenses, pain and suffering, and the loss of his right testicle.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Ben Glass

Full post as published by Northern Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer on September 18, 2008 (boomark / email).