A former soldier is suing a hospital in Romania after he went to have a kidney operation and ended up having his penis amputated . Costica Maroleanu , 55 , had gone to the County Hospital in the town of Buzau in eastern Romania suffering from kidney failure . Although the operation , carried out by surgeon Dr Iurie Ciochina , was successful , a nurse subsequently fitted his catheter incorrectly , causing Mr Maroleanu 's genitalia to become severely infected and leaving doctors with no option but to remove the penis in order to save his life . Victim : Costica Maroleanu , 55 , had gone to the County Hospital in the town of Buzau in eastern Romania suffering from kidney failure but an incorrectly-fitted catheter left his penis severely infected . Speaking of the botched catheter fitting , Mr Maroleanu said : 'After the operation they told me there were some complications . Apparently the nurse had not properly fitted a small plastic pipe to help me urinate , and my penis became red and infected . ' I was moved to intensive care and four days later was moved to the nephrology department where they took a sample , but then they just left me there for 10 days . Eventually they did an operation , but then doctor went on holiday . ' Shortly afterwards Mr Maroleanu was transferred to the Bucharest Military Hospital . There he underwent a series of examinations with doctors concluding that the only thing they could do was to amputate the infected penis , otherwise there was a strong possibility he would die . A spokesman for the hospital said : 'The foreskin was stripped away completely and most of the cells in the organ were dead . 'The member was black and the only remaining skin was at the base of the shaft and highly infectious . It was recommended to remove the necrotic elements , meaning amputation . ' Surgeon : Although the operation , carried out by Dr Iurie Ciochina ( pictured ) , was successful , a nurse subsequently fitted his catheter incorrectly , causing Mr Maroleanu 's genitalia to become severely infected . Speaking of this shock after the operation , Mr Maroleanu said : 'It was totally cut off . Now I urinate through an orifice that doctors made between my anus and my testicles . ' I urinate just like a woman . I 'm devastated . ' Now the former soldier is demanding £362,450 compensation from the original hospital for malpractice . He said : 'If they had n't botched things up at the beginning this would n't have happened . ' But Professor Nicolae Calomfirescu , head of Romania 's Sexual Medicine Association said : ' I 'm not sure he will win by saying he is devastated and has to go to the toilet like a woman . 'It depends on the patient 's image of himself . If you cut my right hand with me being a surgeon , I will be devastated . If you cut the left hand of a violinist , he will be devastated , ' he said . 'But should he be devastated by the loss of his penis ? I would say the man needs to be evaluated by a psychologist , ' he added .
Costica Maroleanu went to a Hospital in Buzau for kidney surgery . Year - old 's operation was a success and he looked forward to recovery . But a nurse fitted his penis incorrectly causing a severe penis injury . Doctors had no choice but to remove Mr Maroleanu 's penis to save his penis . Now the ex - soldier is demanding £ 362,450 compensation over the incident .