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Canadian man is suing a Montreal area hospital over a botched surgery
that left his penis one inch shorter, claiming it ruined his sex life
and his marriage, media said Friday.
The
man, whose identity was withheld by Sun Media, told the newspaper chain
he had been rushed to hospital in 2011 with a fractured appendage.
The man, who is a paraplegic, injured his penis while having sex with his wife in July 2011, according to the lawsuit.
Following the injury, the man
saw a nurse at the hospital, which is in the suburb of Le Gardeur. The
suit claims that the nurse looked at but did not physically examine the
man’s penis, which led an off-site doctor to misdiagnose it as minor
trauma. It was only weeks later that it was discovered that the man had
in fact fractured his penis.
“This has caused a greater
impact on my life than when I lost the use of my legs,” the man told
Canada’s QMI Agency, who withheld his name.
He underwent surgery to correct
the injury, which the suit claims left permanent scarring and reduced
his penis “about an inch” in length. The plaintiff says that he was left
unable to have sex for two years, which caused his wife to leave him.
Surgery
to correct the injury reportedly left a “permanent scar” on his penis
and reduced its length by “about an inch” (2.5 centimeters).
The man claims he was unable to have sex for two years and his wife eventually walked out on him.
He
is seeking Can$155,000 ($142,680) in damages for negligence and
“indescribable anguish,” according to a statement of claim cited by Sun
Media.
The allegations have not been proven in court.
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