Man Gets 13 Million Dollars For Fried
Penis
A California man was recently awarded 13 million
dollars after a treatment at Vanderbilt University
Medical Center went horribly wrong, making it
necessary for physicians to amputate his Penis.
Arthur C. Tucker Jr., who was diagnosed with
a swollen prostate in December of 1998, went
into the hospital for a routine one-hour treatment,
but came out with a badly burned Penis after
the microwave-style device malfunctioned. The
device, known as the Pros-ta-tron system, involves
channeling microwave-energy through a catheter
in the urethra, in order to burn off excess
prostate cells. Somehow, during Tucker's treatment,
the device slipped, causing the waves to be
directed at his Penis, rather than the intended
prostate. Tucker's Penis was reportedly so badly
burned, that he was bed-ridden for nearly a
month. 32 days following the botched treatment,
it had to be amputated.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the
Pros-ta-tron Treatment in 1996. By early 2000,
they had received over 30 reports of problems
such as bleeding, infections, burns and impotence,
as a result. Vanderbilt University Medical Center
is still using the controversial device, but
reports that they have altered their procedures
somewhat.
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