Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Surgeon admits wrong kidney was removed

A slip of a pen resulted in a surgeon removing the wrong kidney during an operation on a young boy in Ireland. The surgery proceeded on the wrong kidney despite concern voiced before the procedure by the child's parents. The doctor, Martin Corbally from Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Dublin, admitted his error after the wrong-site surgery was performed and apologized to the family. He said he

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