Two-year-old boy left 'infertile' after doctors operate on wrong testicle and 'castrated him' by mistake
The boy's father said that doctors discovered his son's undescended testicle during a routine check-up and he was then referred to a specialist, who booked him in for an operation
A two-year-old boy from Exeter, England, was left infertile after surgeons operated on the wrong testicle. The boy was reportedly admitted to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children earlier this week to get treatment for an undescended testicle. The hospital trust later issued an apology for the bungle, according to reports.
The boy's father, whose name was not revealed, told BBC that surgeons at the hospital operated on the wrong testicle by mistake and "castrated him" in the process. Shortly after the incident, the University Hospitals Briston NHS Foundation Trust apologized for the mistake and said that it has launched an investigation into the matter.