A patient lost a testicle during an operation because the surgeon cut it off by mistake, a General Medical Council (GMC) hearing has been told.
Dr Sulieman Al Hourani was only supposed to cut out a cyst, but removed the whole right testicle instead.
Dr Al Hourani was a locum surgeon at Fairfield General Hospital in Bury, Greater Manchester, at the time of the surgery in September 2007.
He is accused of misconduct and also of stealing medication.
It is alleged the doctor, who is now practising in Jordan and was not present at the hearing, also injected himself with a drug meant for a patient.
Sarah Prichard, counsel for the GMC, said the mistake was made as a nurse helping the surgeon turned her back to get a stitch.
When she turned around the testicle had been removed.
all i can say is... DAMN! the surgeon took out one balls within the timeframe of that nurse takes to turn her back for a while.... is this surgeon a skill-less newbie or is he a master ball cutter?
in all seriousness, i don't even know what to say this is like some horror stories u heard about. i mean just imagine when u woke up from a minor surgery and the doctor tells u that they've cut ur balls off by mistake.
It's only one instance of a doctor doing something like this. I'm not sure, but mistakes like this happen more frequently than it's comforting to think about.
Overall I think the general public places too much trust in the medical profession. Honestly they have a ton of power. Although most doctors sincerely want to help people, the average person is not going to think twice about swallowing a pill or getting a shot from a doctor and doctors can abuse this power (like this fellow did).
On April 21 2010 10:19 Antifate wrote: It's only one instance of a doctor doing something like this. I'm not sure, but mistakes like this happen more frequently than it's comforting to think about.
Overall I think the general public places too much trust in the medical profession. Honestly they have a ton of power. Although most doctors sincerely want to help people, the average person is not going to think twice about swallowing a pill or getting a shot from a doctor and doctors can abuse this power (like this fellow did).
I'm assuming this is incompetence rather than abuse. Unless he sold the testicle on the black market it sounds more like a balls up.
On April 21 2010 10:14 Shizuru~ wrote: all i can say is... DAMN! the surgeon took out one balls within the timeframe of that nurse takes to turn her back for a while.... is this surgeon a skill-less newbie or is he a master ball cutter?
Screw the tour de france, this guy now has the enviable opportunity to surgically insert a squeaky toy into the missing area. From that moment on he will have the greatest party trick know to man as well as the ability improve copulation by making a funky sound every time he bangs in and out of whatever hole he happens to be engaged in at the time. Within months he would be a millionaire...
On April 21 2010 10:36 XeliN wrote: Screw the tour de france, this guy now has the enviable opportunity to surgically insert a squeaky toy into the missing area.
On April 21 2010 10:36 XeliN wrote: Screw the tour de france, this guy now has the enviable opportunity to surgically insert a squeaky toy into the missing area. From that moment on he will have the greatest party trick know to man as well as the ability improve copulation by making a funky sound every time he bangs in and out of whatever hole he happens to be engaged in at the time. Within months he would be a millionaire...
You could do that anyway. Squeeze balls of increasing size into the scrotum to stretch it out, be like those ear ones.
Hahaha, was waiting for the South Park reference to come up. OpticalShot: look for the episode on medicinal marijuana, I forget what it's called exactly.
As to OP... Wow, remind me never to get a cyst on my testicles. The thought of that happening to me... *shudder*
This is a pretty big mistake. Seems like incompetence.
But, on the more serious side....
Doctors do make mistakes. A lot. But if you expect them not to, 100% of the time, then there wouldn't be any doctors around! I work around lots of doctors, especially surgeons. Many have accidentally killed patients due to something so small, and it will be written off as surgical complication. Shit happens. But they are human too. Unfortunately for them, a single mistake can cost a life. Sure, it's terrible, but it happens. Nothing you can do to get around it. And if you disagree with this, get a job in healthcare, and you will understand.
On April 21 2010 13:21 Jyvblamo wrote: Looks like the surgeon cut that dude's testicle off.
You are far too clever >
The sad thing is that it's way more clever than all the dumb puns. I actually LOL'ed. On topic: part of the reason why healthcare is so expensive in America is guys like these. They spawn laws that make it easier to sue doctors, which force doctors to buy expensive litigation insurance.
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