Misdiagnosis Of Genetic Disorder Led To Thousands Of Unnecessary Kidney Surgeries
Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 21:10
in Health & Medicine
A new study indicates that thousands of individuals have had kidneys removed unnecessarily because doctors misdiagnosed their disease. 20% of individuals with kidney tumors common in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a genetic disorder, has had a kidney removed. 40% had some kind of surgical procedure performed. Better diagnosis could have led to treatment that would have made surgery or kidney removal unnecessary, according to John Bissler, MD, a nephrologist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and lead author of the study. read more