Surgeon struck off after wrongly connecting organs
A locum surgeon has been struck off the medical register after performing a botched bowel procedure described as 'not known to man.' The tribunal also noted that the surgeon breached previous work restrictions by securing employment in Ireland.
Why it matters
This case underscores the importance of rigorous oversight and credentialing for medical professionals to ensure patient safety.
Image source, PA Media Image caption, An expert witness said the bowel procedure carried out by Dr Rahman was "not known to man"
A doctor who botched an operation so badly it was described as "not compatible with life" has been struck off the medical register.
Dr Yasser Adly Abdel Rahman, an NHS locum surgeon from Egypt, carried out the flawed emergency bowel procedure on a young man.
It meant the contents of the patient's bowel, leaving his stomach, were re-deposited back into his stomach through a circular "closed loop", the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) heard.
The patient was left in "uncontrollable pain" and could have died but for another surgeon correcting the error in a second operation, the misconduct hearing, sitting in Manchester, was told.
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