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Toddler is 'castrated' in botched operation
The boy's parents say they were assured the operation carried only minimal risk but their son's life has now changed forever.
06:26, UK, Saturday 22 December 2018
Image: The operation took place at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
A two-year-old boy has been left infertile after surgeons "castrated" him by operating on the wrong testicle.
The child's family said they were told by specialists that the procedure would be "just a minimal operation" with "minimal risk".
The child, who has not been named, was admitted to the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children on Monday for treatment of an undescended testicle.
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His father said surgeons operated on the wrong one by mistake and "castrated him".
The University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has apologised and launched an investigation.
The boy's father, who has remained anonymous to protect his son's identity, said his son's undescended testicle was discovered during a routine check-up.
The toddler was referred to a specialist and was booked in for the operation which would last around 30 minutes.
His father told the BBC: "We were waiting and waiting.
"After two-and-a-half hours the manager, surgeons and consultants came and I knew something was not right.
"Me and my wife started panicking, they called us into the office and told us things didn't go right and the operation wasn't a success."
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The boy's parents said they were told a surgeon had mistakenly inserted a camera "into the wrong side" and now their son's healthy testicle would "never work".
His father continued: "I was very distressed, it was an awful disaster for a simple operation.
"They destroyed everything and they ruined my son.
"They castrated him and now my son's future life has dramatically changed."
The boy's mother said it was "absolutely horrible" what the surgeons had done.
She said: "They broke my heart and they basically destroyed his future.
"I can't find the words to explain how I'm feeling - there are no words. Even tears, I have no more tears.
"We just hope for a miracle, this is what we hope."
Trust medical director Dr William Oldfield said: "On behalf of the Trust, I am deeply sorry that a serious incident has occurred in the treatment of a young child in our care and would like to offer our sincerest apologies.
"As soon as our staff realised what had happened they met with the family to offer their apologies and explain what had happened.
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"I would again like to offer my apologies to the family for this incident."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-46634002
Boy, 2, 'castrated' after surgeons operate on wrong testicle
Image caption The boy, whose photo has been blurred, was admitted to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children to treat an undescended testicle
A two-year-old boy has been left infertile after surgeons operated on the wrong testicle, his family says.
The boy was admitted to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children earlier in the week to treat an undescended testicle.
He had one healthy testicle and one that did not function. His father said surgeons operated on the wrong one by mistake and have "castrated him".
University Hospitals Bristol has apologised and said it has launched a serious incident investigation.
The boy's father, whose name has not been used to protect his son's identity, said his son's undescended testicle was discovered during a routine check up.
The toddler boy was referred to a specialist and on Monday he was booked in for an operation at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
'No more tears'
The family said they were told it was "just a minimal operation" with "minimal risk" and it would be over in around 30 minutes
"We were waiting and waiting," his father said.
"After two and a half hours the manager, surgeons and consultants they came and I knew something was not right.
"Me and my wife started panicking, they called us into the office and told us things didn't go right and the operation wasn't a success."
Image caption The operation took place at the Bristol Children's Hospital
The couple said they were told a surgeon had mistakenly inserted a camera "into the wrong side" and now their son's healthy testicle would "never work".
"I was very distressed, it was an awful disaster for a simple operation they destroyed everything and they ruined my son," his father said.
"They castrated him and now my son's future life has dramatically changed."
The boy's mother said it was "absolutely horrible" what the surgeons had done.
"They broke my heart and they basically destroyed his future," she said.
"I can't find the words to explain how I'm feeling - there are no words. Even tears, I have no more tears.
"We just hope for a miracle, this is what we hope."
'Deeply sorry'
In a statement, University Hospitals Bristol apologised saying it was "deeply sorry".
"As soon as our staff members realised what had happened, they met with the family, told them what happened, and apologised again at that point," a spokesperson said.
"I would like to re-iterate that we take patient safety extremely seriously here and also the quality of our clinical care.
"As a result, a serious incident investigation has been launched. We will keep the family informed and involved in this process."
It is estimated that about one in 25 boys are born with undescended testicles, according to NHS online.
Around one in 100 boys has testicles that stay undescended unless treated.
The NHS said the "relatively straightforward" operation to move testicles into the correct position in the scrotum has a "good success rate".
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/21/operation-on-wrong-testicle-two-year-old-boy-bristol
Operation on wrong testicle leaves two-year-old boy 'castrated'
Bristol hospital apologises for mistake as father says surgeons have ‘ruined my son’
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A hospital trust has apologised to the family of a two-year-old boy who will grow up infertile after surgeons operated on the wrong testicle.
The boy was admitted to Bristol Royal hospital for children this week to treat an undescended testicle. His father told the BBC that surgeons operated on the wrong one by mistake and “castrated” him.
The University Hospitals Bristol NHS foundation trust apologised and said it had launched an investigation.
The boy’s father, whose name has not been revealed to protect his son’s identity, said the child’s undescended testicle was discovered during a routine checkup. The toddler was referred to a specialist and he was booked in for the operation on Monday.
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醫手殘「開錯邊」！2歲童變太監 媽崩潰：人生毀了
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蛋蛋的悲傷！英國近日發生一起醫療糾紛，一名2歲男童被檢查出隱睪症，日前到醫院接受治療，沒想到原本只需30分鐘的手術，卻是花了2個半小時才結束，因為醫師手術失誤，導致2邊的睪丸都無法發揮功能，男童被迫成了太監，家人事後得知崩潰地直呼，「他們閹割了兒子」。
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據《太陽報》報導，該名男童日前在布里斯托皇家兒童醫院（Bristol Royal Hospital for Children）接受手術，由於家長一開始擔心不已，醫生則告知這只是一個「風險最小」的小手術，只要30分鐘左右就可完成。不過，在手術過程中，男童的父母在手術房外一等就等了2個半小時，緊接著醫院的經理、顧問、醫生突然同時都來了，家人們才驚覺不對勁。
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過不了多久，醫護人員向家人們告知男童手術失敗的壞消息，因為有一名醫生，竟將醫療攝影機裝錯邊，裝在沒問題的睪丸上，導致全體醫師全都開錯邊，現在2邊睪丸都無法發揮功能。
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男童的父母得知壞消息後十分心痛，母親更是崩潰痛哭，「醫生對兒子做了很可怕的事，他們閹割了兒子，兒子未來的人生將因此產生劇烈變化，人生都毀了」，同時也造成了孩子一輩子的傷痛，人生被迫面臨大改變。對此，醫院坦承手術疏失，向男童父母致歉、賠償，並啟動調查這起醫療事故。
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The family said they were told the procedure carried minimal risk and it would be over in around 30 minutes. “We were waiting and waiting,” the father told the BBC. “After two and a half hours the manager, surgeons and consultants came and I knew something was not right.
“Me and my wife started panicking, they called us into the office and told us things didn’t go right and the operation wasn’t a success.”
The couple said they were told that a surgeon’s mistake meant their son’s healthy testicle would never work. “I was very distressed, it was an awful disaster for a simple operation. They destroyed everything and they ruined my son,” the father said. “They castrated him and now my son’s future life has dramatically changed.”
The boy’s mother said: “They broke my heart and they basically destroyed his future. I can’t find the words to explain how I’m feeling. I have no more tears. We just hope for a miracle.”
The trust’s medical director, Dr William Oldfield, said: “On behalf of the trust, I am deeply sorry that a serious incident has occurred in the treatment of a young child in our care and would like to offer our sincerest apologies.
“As soon as our staff realised what had happened they met with the family to offer their apologies and explain what had happened. We take patient safety and standards of clinical care very seriously and have begun a thorough investigation into this matter and will work with the family throughout this process.”
Toddler is 'castrated' in botched operation
The boy's parents say they were assured the operation carried only minimal risk but their son's life has now changed forever.
06:26, UK, Saturday 22 December 2018
Image: The operation took place at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
A two-year-old boy has been left infertile after surgeons "castrated" him by operating on the wrong testicle.
The child's family said they were told by specialists that the procedure would be "just a minimal operation" with "minimal risk".
The child, who has not been named, was admitted to the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children on Monday for treatment of an undescended testicle.
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His father said surgeons operated on the wrong one by mistake and "castrated him".
The University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has apologised and launched an investigation.
The boy's father, who has remained anonymous to protect his son's identity, said his son's undescended testicle was discovered during a routine check-up.
The toddler was referred to a specialist and was booked in for the operation which would last around 30 minutes.
His father told the BBC: "We were waiting and waiting.
"After two-and-a-half hours the manager, surgeons and consultants came and I knew something was not right.
"Me and my wife started panicking, they called us into the office and told us things didn't go right and the operation wasn't a success."
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The boy's parents said they were told a surgeon had mistakenly inserted a camera "into the wrong side" and now their son's healthy testicle would "never work".
His father continued: "I was very distressed, it was an awful disaster for a simple operation.
"They destroyed everything and they ruined my son.
"They castrated him and now my son's future life has dramatically changed."
The boy's mother said it was "absolutely horrible" what the surgeons had done.
She said: "They broke my heart and they basically destroyed his future.
"I can't find the words to explain how I'm feeling - there are no words. Even tears, I have no more tears.
"We just hope for a miracle, this is what we hope."
Trust medical director Dr William Oldfield said: "On behalf of the Trust, I am deeply sorry that a serious incident has occurred in the treatment of a young child in our care and would like to offer our sincerest apologies.
"As soon as our staff realised what had happened they met with the family to offer their apologies and explain what had happened.
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"I would again like to offer my apologies to the family for this incident."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-46634002
Boy, 2, 'castrated' after surgeons operate on wrong testicle
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Image caption The boy, whose photo has been blurred, was admitted to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children to treat an undescended testicle
A two-year-old boy has been left infertile after surgeons operated on the wrong testicle, his family says.
The boy was admitted to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children earlier in the week to treat an undescended testicle.
He had one healthy testicle and one that did not function. His father said surgeons operated on the wrong one by mistake and have "castrated him".
University Hospitals Bristol has apologised and said it has launched a serious incident investigation.
The boy's father, whose name has not been used to protect his son's identity, said his son's undescended testicle was discovered during a routine check up.
The toddler boy was referred to a specialist and on Monday he was booked in for an operation at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
'No more tears'
The family said they were told it was "just a minimal operation" with "minimal risk" and it would be over in around 30 minutes
"We were waiting and waiting," his father said.
"After two and a half hours the manager, surgeons and consultants they came and I knew something was not right.
"Me and my wife started panicking, they called us into the office and told us things didn't go right and the operation wasn't a success."
Image caption The operation took place at the Bristol Children's Hospital
The couple said they were told a surgeon had mistakenly inserted a camera "into the wrong side" and now their son's healthy testicle would "never work".
"I was very distressed, it was an awful disaster for a simple operation they destroyed everything and they ruined my son," his father said.
"They castrated him and now my son's future life has dramatically changed."
The boy's mother said it was "absolutely horrible" what the surgeons had done.
"They broke my heart and they basically destroyed his future," she said.
"I can't find the words to explain how I'm feeling - there are no words. Even tears, I have no more tears.
"We just hope for a miracle, this is what we hope."
'Deeply sorry'
In a statement, University Hospitals Bristol apologised saying it was "deeply sorry".
"As soon as our staff members realised what had happened, they met with the family, told them what happened, and apologised again at that point," a spokesperson said.
"I would like to re-iterate that we take patient safety extremely seriously here and also the quality of our clinical care.
"As a result, a serious incident investigation has been launched. We will keep the family informed and involved in this process."
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It is estimated that about one in 25 boys are born with undescended testicles, according to NHS online.
Around one in 100 boys has testicles that stay undescended unless treated.
The NHS said the "relatively straightforward" operation to move testicles into the correct position in the scrotum has a "good success rate".
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/21/operation-on-wrong-testicle-two-year-old-boy-bristol
Operation on wrong testicle leaves two-year-old boy 'castrated'
Bristol hospital apologises for mistake as father says surgeons have ‘ruined my son’
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Fri 21 Dec 2018 13.19 GMT Last modified on Fri 21 Dec 2018 17.20 GMT
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The mistake happened at Bristol Royal hospital for children on Monday. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA
A hospital trust has apologised to the family of a two-year-old boy who will grow up infertile after surgeons operated on the wrong testicle.
The boy was admitted to Bristol Royal hospital for children this week to treat an undescended testicle. His father told the BBC that surgeons operated on the wrong one by mistake and “castrated” him.
The University Hospitals Bristol NHS foundation trust apologised and said it had launched an investigation.
The boy’s father, whose name has not been revealed to protect his son’s identity, said the child’s undescended testicle was discovered during a routine checkup. The toddler was referred to a specialist and he was booked in for the operation on Monday.
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醫手殘「開錯邊」！2歲童變太監 媽崩潰：人生毀了
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蛋蛋的悲傷！英國近日發生一起醫療糾紛，一名2歲男童被檢查出隱睪症，日前到醫院接受治療，沒想到原本只需30分鐘的手術，卻是花了2個半小時才結束，因為醫師手術失誤，導致2邊的睪丸都無法發揮功能，男童被迫成了太監，家人事後得知崩潰地直呼，「他們閹割了兒子」。
▼（示意圖／達志圖庫）
檢視相片
據《太陽報》報導，該名男童日前在布里斯托皇家兒童醫院（Bristol Royal Hospital for Children）接受手術，由於家長一開始擔心不已，醫生則告知這只是一個「風險最小」的小手術，只要30分鐘左右就可完成。不過，在手術過程中，男童的父母在手術房外一等就等了2個半小時，緊接著醫院的經理、顧問、醫生突然同時都來了，家人們才驚覺不對勁。
▼（圖／《太陽報》）
檢視相片
過不了多久，醫護人員向家人們告知男童手術失敗的壞消息，因為有一名醫生，竟將醫療攝影機裝錯邊，裝在沒問題的睪丸上，導致全體醫師全都開錯邊，現在2邊睪丸都無法發揮功能。
▼（示意圖／Pixabay）
檢視相片
男童的父母得知壞消息後十分心痛，母親更是崩潰痛哭，「醫生對兒子做了很可怕的事，他們閹割了兒子，兒子未來的人生將因此產生劇烈變化，人生都毀了」，同時也造成了孩子一輩子的傷痛，人生被迫面臨大改變。對此，醫院坦承手術疏失，向男童父母致歉、賠償，並啟動調查這起醫療事故。
（封面圖／《太陽報》）
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The family said they were told the procedure carried minimal risk and it would be over in around 30 minutes. “We were waiting and waiting,” the father told the BBC. “After two and a half hours the manager, surgeons and consultants came and I knew something was not right.
“Me and my wife started panicking, they called us into the office and told us things didn’t go right and the operation wasn’t a success.”
The couple said they were told that a surgeon’s mistake meant their son’s healthy testicle would never work. “I was very distressed, it was an awful disaster for a simple operation. They destroyed everything and they ruined my son,” the father said. “They castrated him and now my son’s future life has dramatically changed.”
The boy’s mother said: “They broke my heart and they basically destroyed his future. I can’t find the words to explain how I’m feeling. I have no more tears. We just hope for a miracle.”
The trust’s medical director, Dr William Oldfield, said: “On behalf of the trust, I am deeply sorry that a serious incident has occurred in the treatment of a young child in our care and would like to offer our sincerest apologies.
“As soon as our staff realised what had happened they met with the family to offer their apologies and explain what had happened. We take patient safety and standards of clinical care very seriously and have begun a thorough investigation into this matter and will work with the family throughout this process.”
