What's a penis worth? $795,000, court rules

by woody_b July 7, 2008 - 12:03
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Dr. Naum Ciomu on his way to the courtroom

A court has ordered a Romanian surgeon to pay $795,000 in compensation to a patient whose penis he accidentally severed during an operation.

In July 2004, Dr. Naum Ciomu made a surgical error while operating on the man's testicles, severing the penis instead of making an incision to the testicle.

The Bucharest Magistrates Court ruled Friday that Ciomu had been "superficial" in his approach to the operation, ordered the fine and handed Ciomu a one-year suspended prison sentence. The ruling can be appealed.

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Green light for Spain's first face transplant

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by Sound_BM June 30, 2008 - 11:43
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Green light for Spain's first face transplant

Spain's regional health authorities have given permission for Dr Pedro Cavadas to attempt pioneering facial transplant surgery at Valencia's La Fe Hospital.

The operation, which has only ever been performed three times before, has been described as "a complex, experimental process," by Rafael Matesanz, the president of the National Transplant Organisation, which has also given its approval.

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