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BRIEF: Tucson man suing UMC over testicle removalApr 21, 2010 (The Arizona Daily Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- When Kenneth "Ryan" Irby went to sleep at University Medical Center on May 8, 2007, he thought his surgeon was going to perform a biopsy on his right testicle and only remove it if it was cancerous. When he woke up, the 23-year-old assumed the testicle was cancerous because it was gone. He even shook the doctor's hand and thanked him for saving his life. During a follow-up appointment a week later, an intern told him the news: the biopsy was negative, he didn't have cancer. Irby brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against University Physicians Healthcare and the trial is currently underway in Pima County Superior Court. Irby spent much of Wednesday afternoon telling jurors about the events leading up to the surgery and how the loss of his testicle has affected him. His attorneys, Louis Hollingsworth and Michael Kelly, believe the doctors at UMC were negligent in their care of Irby. The attorneys for UPH, Kathleen Rogers and Tom Slutes, contend the doctor's actions were reasonable and Irby knew the risks when he signed a surgery consent form. Read more in tomorrow's Arizona Daily Star. To see more of The Arizona Daily Star, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.azstarnet.com. Copyright (c) 2010, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. |