Shock: erection lasted for 8 months

44-year-old man sued the doctor, the fault which had 8 consecutive months did not stop the erection and the scrotum was swollen to the size of the ball. As a result of accident could not lead a normal life.

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Newark resident Daniel Mettsar filed this week a lawsuit concerning unsuccessfully conducted in 2009 of the surgical procedure. The truck driver Mettsar decided radically to correct the problem of erectile dysfunction by setting penile implant . But the result of this operation was the erection of 8 months and scrotum swollen to the size of volleyball.

Dr. Thomas Gee Desperito established patient special inflatable   penile implant Consisting of three parts. Inflatable cylinders were placed in the trunk of the penis, a reservoir with liquid under the abdominal wall, and the pump is hidden in the scrotum. The operation was conducted in December 2009, but the patient complained in April.

Dr. Desperito said the bad results of such an operation can take place, and this is no fault of the doctors. He suggested Mettsaru remove the implant after his complaints about the ongoing erection, but the man somehow waited another four months - until August. Now the victim wants compensation for damaged months of life.

"I could not normally dance, not to poke an erection in his partner - he said. - I could not pick up a newspaper from the ground or to drive a motorcycle. My penis stood in this position, which made it difficult to even normal urination. I find it rude medical error" .

The exact amount of financial compensation is not called. The court will begin consideration of the case this week. (READ MORE)

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