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Sunday, December 25, 2005

Indian Police Defend Doctor Who Removed Kidney During Appendectomy

Via The Indian Express:
Thirty-year-old Surendra Das, a rickshaw-puller, died on Friday night after remaining on dialysis for 20 days. This was after a doctor near his village in Munhar allegedly took out his lone kidney while removing his appendix.

Police, however, say Dr R P Gupta did it unknowingly...
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