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Lawsuit claims hospital lost part of man’s skull

Posted by: euser
August 07, 2008
Topic: National News

GALVESTON - The emergency removal of part of Marvin Simmons' skull saved his life when his brain was swelling during a stroke.

The problem is that once it was removed, he never got it back.

A lawsuit filed Wednesday in the 122nd District Court against the University of Texas Medical Branch on behalf of the 53-year-old Galveston man claims the hospital lost the 8-inch by 4-inch piece of skull and canceled three surgeries to replace it before admitting the mistake.

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