Nigerian Doctor, Lawal Haruna Removes Woman Ovary Instead Of An Appendix During An OP In UK

A senior surgeon who accidentally removed a woman's ovary instead of her appendix has been struck off after being branded a 'danger to patients'.

Dr Lawal Haruna, 59, botched up three operations over the course of two years - including removing a woman's ovary because he said the appendix and fallopian tubes were similar 'worm-like structures' in the same area.

The unnamed woman, known as Patient B, was treated by him when she was admitted for abdominal pain while he was working for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

During the operation, one of her ovaries was removed leaving her appendix - which was causing her great pain - in situ. A tribunal heard how it was lucky she was not of child-bearing age as it could have affected her fertility.

Dr Haruna botched up two further operations - mistaking a lump of fat for an appendix in one case and a skin tag for a harmful lump in another. 

A man known as Patient A was supposed to be treated for acute appendicitis - but Dr Haruna removed a pad of fat instead by mistake.

Colleagues described the operations as poorly executed and 'never events'.   

When health bosses began investigating, Haruna botched a third operation on a woman known as Patient C who had been admitted with a cyst - only for him to remove a skin tag instead.

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Posted: at 12-05-2017 10:11 PM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero

I feel for that man. They say "surgeries can be so difficult"

Posted: at 12-05-2017 10:41 PM (6 years ago) | Upcoming

Haba!!! Dockie???

Posted: at 13-05-2017 02:07 AM (6 years ago) | Hero

Engr haruna

Posted: at 13-05-2017 06:30 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac

See him coat

Posted: at 13-05-2017 09:06 AM (6 years ago) | Hero

See  yie coat sef abi

Posted: at 13-05-2017 12:01 PM (6 years ago) | Upcoming

Sound horrible. I cannot imagine how such people can be declared doctors. Sometimes I think that they do not learn at the university but sleep there. I don't like doctors, sorry for that, I know that we have great doctors that save lives every day but I always have a bad experience with them. The last one was when I went to a vet to see what is happening with my little dog. He had some skin tags and i wanted to see if everything is ok. He started to tell me that my baby needs an operation. I was very afraid and started to search for the information and found a skin tag on scrotum that can help me very quickly to solve the problem. And I did this. Now my baby is clear without any operations.

Posted: at 26-09-2020 07:42 PM (3 years ago) | Newbie