Tamil Nadu couple accuses Rajaji Hospital doctors of operating on bladder instead of tongue, dean refutes allegations

Madurai: Denying allegations of medical negligence, the Dean of Madurai's Rajaji Hospital have released a press statement after the doctors of the hospital were accused of performing operation on the urethra of a child instead of his tongue. 

The complaint was filed by Ajith Kumar, a daily wage worker from Ameerpalayam, Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, whose son was born on October 30 last year, and was taken to Rajaji hospital after developing breathing issues in his trachea. An operation was performed on the child by the doctors of the Madurai hospital on November 2, 2021 and he was sent home after treatment completion.

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However, a year after, the child developed a tongue issue following which he was hospitalized and the doctors suggested surgery for the baby. The couple, Kumar and Karthika accused the doctors in the hospital of improperly operating on their son. 

The hospital stated that the medical professionals found a problem in the child's urethra while performing the tongue surgery, following which they performed surgery both on the tongue and the urethra. When Kumar sought an explanation, the hospital reportedly responded that they couldn't wait for his permission since it was an emergency situation, as per a media report in the Times Now.

The child's parents alleged that the doctors improperly handled the child's surgery. Kumar said, "We discovered that the procedure was done wrongly and when we brought up this issue, the doctors did not adequately address it. We believe the doctors conducted on my kid a surgery necessary for another infant patient." The couple have lodged a police complaint against the doctors in the hospital, reports News18. 

The dean of the hospital, Dr Rathinavel released a report responding to the parents' allegations. The press release stated, "The baby was referred to GRH last year with a congenital foregut duplication cyst on the floor of his mouth that caused severe airway obstruction, for which the surgery was performed on November 2 last year." 

The statement noted that the child was taken home after successful treatment. The statement, which confirmed operating on the genital area of the child, observed, "On review, subsequently, the child developed adhesion of tongue to the floor of mouth. After assessment, the child was posted electively for surgery and on November 22 this year, under anesthesia, the child was found to have distended bladder, and hence planned for catheterization on which the baby was found to have tight phimosis. Hence proceeded with circumcision and tongue adhesion release at the same sitting to avoid another anesthesia. After surgery, the child is doing well and taking foods and passing urine normally." 

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