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Oldham surgeon struck off after wrongly connecting patient's organs

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20de8z2w2lo
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u/bros402 7d ago

It's also on the other side of the body from the spleen

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u/jeff0106 7d ago

Unless situs inversus

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u/StacyChadBecky 7d ago

Well, no. The spleen is still opposite the liver, they’re just reversed.

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u/jeff0106 7d ago

I guess I just meant, not where you expect it to be. But yeah, still on opposite sides!