Surgeons left towel in man's stomach

A man whose doctors left a surgical towel in his stomach after surgery for has been awarded $500,000 (€423,000) in damages by a Florida judge.

William Barlow, 62, developed a blood infection and fever after leaving the Veteran’s Administration hospital in December 2000, following surgery for an aortic aneurysm, according to a summary of the case released by the judge. The 16x28in towel was removed four months later.