Circumcision Gone Wrong: Alabama Man Sues Hospital for Amputated Penis
In an incident only heard of in movies, an Alabama man has been allegedly left with an amputated penis, following what he believed to be a routine operation. Now the patient is suing the hospitals and doctors involved.
Last month the man in question went to Princeton Baptist Medical Center for a circumcision, according to AL.com; however, when he woke up from the operation he noticed that doctors had cut off much more than just his foreskin.
The man and his wife have filed a lawsuit, naming two doctors as well as Urology Centers of Alabama and the Simon-Williamson Clinic as defendants. The suit was filed on Tuesday, July 22, in Jefferson County Circuit Court in Birmingham.
"When the plaintiff ... awoke from his aforesaid surgical procedure, his penis was amputated," the lawsuit states. The plaintiffs "never gave consent for the complete or partial amputation of (his) penis."
It goes further to explain that the patient received medical treatment at Urology Centers of Alabama, but another doctor performed the surgery in an unspecified date in June.
The Associated Press has identified the couple as Johnny Lee Banks Jr. and Zelda Banks. It has also identified the two doctors: Dr. Vincent Michael Bivins, who works at the Urology Centers of Alabama, and Dr. Alan C. Aikens, who works at the Simon-Williamson Clinic.
Though neither hospitals nor doctors have given any statements or answered requests for comment from various media outlets at the time, a spokeswoman for Baptist Health Systems Inc., which operates Princeton Baptist, gave a statement saying, "The allegations lacked merit," according to The Associated Press.
"We intend to defend all counts aggressively," hospital spokeswoman Kate Darden said.
Attorneys for both doctors, however, broke silence on Thursday, releasing statements, saying that the allegations are untrue, reported AL.com.
"On behalf of the two physicians named in the lawsuit the allegations in the complaint are completely untrue," said Mike Florie, an attorney who represents the doctors. "They have no basis in fact.
"The claims are totally without merit and we intend to defend the physicians vigorously in the case," Florie said. "When the facts are known, it will be shown that this is simply an unfair attempt to damage the reputation of dedicated physicians and an outstanding clinic with claims that are completely false."
However, the couple's attorney, John P. Graves, awaits the medical records from the hospital, which have yet to be released, to see what did happen during the operation.
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