Man who lost most of his penis to flesh-eating bug wins six-figure payout

Andrew Lane caught infection after operation to remove prostate gland at Southend hospital A cancer patient who lost most of his penis to a flesh-eating superbug after routine surgery has won a six-figure payout. Andrew Lane, 63, contracted the potentially fatal infection necrotising fasciitis after an operation to remove his prostate gland in March 2013. His bowel was punctured during the procedure at Southend hospital in Essex, but staff only noticed the injury six days later, his lawyers said. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/03/andrew-lane-lost-most-of-penis-flesh-eating-bug-payout #Headlines by: Haroon Siddique

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