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Man's good kidney taken out in error Auslan Cramb / London Telegraph | March 17 2006 Doctors admitted yesterday that they removed a healthy kidney from a cancer patient by mistake. John Heron, a garage owner in his sixties, was in hospital to have a diseased kidney removed. The wrong one was taken out in what NHS Ayrshire and Arran described as a "tragic error". Surgeons will now have to operate for a second time to remove the kidney that was found to have a tumour. Mr Heron will then have to hope for a kidney transplant or face dialysis treatment for the rest of his life. His family, of Lugton, Ayrshire, said: "We are devastated by the disastrous professional errors that should never have happened." His son John said the family wanted to ensure that the error at Ayr Hospital this month could not happen to any other patient. Dr Bob Masterton, the executive medical director of NHS Ayrshire and Arran, expressed "deep regret". He said: "Our thoughts are with the patient and family, to whom we apologise for this tragic error." --------------------------------------------------- Please help our fight against the New World Order by giving a donation. As bandwidth costs increase, the only way we can stay online and expand is with your support. Please consider giving a monthly or one-off donation for whatever you can afford. You can pay securely by either credit card or Paypal. Click here to donate. |
