Länk - Knäoperation förväxlades med hjärnkirurgi

published Nov 16, 2007 02:07   by admin ( last modified Nov 16, 2007 02:07 )
Tanzanian Health Minister David Mwakyusa has apologised for a surgical mix-up in which a knee patient had a complex and life-threatening brain operation. Surgeons at the country's main Muhimbili hospital opened the skull of Emmanuel Didas to remove a non-existent brain tumour, while Emmanuel Mgaya, who had the tumour, was given knee surgery. The men's names had been confused


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