Surgical Mix-Up: Dad's Gallbladder Surgery Turns Into Vasectomy

A routine gallbladder operation in Cordoba, Argentina, reportedly turned into something nobody saw coming, a vasectomy, right after 41-year-old Jorge Base woke up from anesthesia furious and devastated.

Base says he walked into Florencio Diaz Hospital expecting a cholecystectomy, because his medical records clearly pointed to gallstones, but instead he claims the hospital performed the wrong procedure the same day he arrived.

Now he is stuck with doctors telling him reversal is unlikely, and the only option mentioned is artificial insemination if he wants another child.

Jorge Base went in for a standard gallbladder removal, then woke up with a nurse telling him it was not what he had agreed to.

This man experienced an unprecedented turn of events when he allegedly emerged from gallbladder surgery with an unexpected vasectomy. Jorge Base, aged 41, expressed his fury, claiming that doctors at Florencio Diaz Hospital in Cordoba, Argentina, made a colossal error while he was anticipating an abdominal operation.

Arriving at the state-run health facility last Wednesday, Base intended to undergo the removal of his gallbladder, a routine procedure also known as cholecystectomy. It is common practice to remove this small pouch-like organ, which stores bile, under general anesthesia when individuals suffer from painful gallstones.

His lawyer, Diego Larrey, claims the gallbladder surgery that should have happened Tuesday got pushed to 9 a.m. the next day, then the hospital somehow mixed up the schedule.

In a recent TV interview, Base expressed his frustration, saying, "I have three grown-up boys, but I was dreaming of having a girl." He went on to explain that doctors had informed him that the chances of reversing the vasectomy were minimal.

"I feel so angry and helpless," he added. "I can't understand how they made such a mistake when my medical records clearly indicated gallbladder surgery." Base shared that the solution offered by health professionals is artificial insemination if he desires to father another child.

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Base says he was not asked anything when he arrived, just a gown and off to the operating theater, which made the whole mistake feel even more unreal.

Base's lawyer, Diego Larrey, revealed that his client's initial reaction upon waking from anesthesia was a desire to die when he realized the mistake that had occurred. "The hospital ended up performing the gallbladder operation the same day, which was the only one he should have undergone," Larrey explained. "That operation should have taken place last Tuesday and was rescheduled to the following day at 9 a.m."

After telling a TV audience he has three grown-up boys and wanted a girl, Base says the hospital offered artificial insemination, turning his anger into something bigger than confusion.

"My client wasn't asked anything when he arrived at the hospital, which surprised him. They put a gown on him and took him to the operating theater," stated Base's lawyer.

"A nurse was the one who informed him of the mistake after he regained consciousness post-operation. The confusion apparently arose because the hospital does not perform gallbladder operations on Wednesdays, and he ended up on the list of people scheduled for vasectomies by mistake."

Jorge Base is left wondering how one wrong procedure could steal his plans for the future.

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