Circumcision is performed so often that no one ever thinks that anything could go wrong. Well, it can! In Illinois, a doctor, using a mogen clamp (pictured), severed off the entire glans (tip of the penis) of an infant. Naturally he’s now being sued. Here’s a clip from the press release about the lawsuit:
The infant was a healthy seven pound newborn who was delivered without complications on February 14, 2007. The following day, a routine circumcision was performed on the infant by Dr. Malek using a Mogen clamp, a metal, hinge-shaped device used during the procedure. At the completion of the circumcision, hospital records indicated there was significant bleeding. Inspection of the penis revealed nearly all of the glans had been amputated at the time of the circumcision. Three months later, the infant required penile skin transfer surgery at the University of Illinois, with need for future procedures, some of which are only appropriate at the age of puberty.
According to medical expert witness, Dr. David Zbaraz with Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, who reviewed the Sarah Bush medical records of the infant, “The Mogen clamp when used properly cannot amputate a male infant’s glans. The injury to this boy was completely preventable.”
Maybe the doc should have been less stupid and used the SmartKlamp.
Read the press release here…
