Joan Rivers had surprise throat biopsy that cut off her air supply, source claims

A source says Joan Rivers may have been OK if the unplanned biopsy were performed in a hospital instead of an outpatient clinic.

The routine surgical procedure Joan Rivers was supposed to undergo turned deadly when a doctor who arrived at the clinic with the legendary comic’s entourage performed an unplanned biopsy on her vocal cords, a medical source who was briefed on the case told The News.

Such a procedure is not supposed to be performed outside of a hospital, according to medical experts .... http://www.nydailynews.com