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Doctors 'leave' scissors in woman's stomach during surgery, case booked

PTI
Published : Feb 9, 2019, 4:21 pm IST
Updated : Feb 9, 2019, 4:21 pm IST

The case came to light when the woman on Friday went to the hospital experiencing abdominal pain and underwent an x-ray.

The case was registered against a team of doctors on charges of causing hurt by an act of endangering life or personal safety. (Photo: Representational | Pixabay)
 The case was registered against a team of doctors on charges of causing hurt by an act of endangering life or personal safety. (Photo: Representational | Pixabay)

Hyderabad: A case was registered on Saturday against a team of doctors of a government hospital in Hyderabad following a complaint by a man alleging that they had left a pair of surgical scissors in his wife's abdomen during a surgery in November last, police said.

The case of alleged medical negligence came to light on Friday when the 33-year-old woman had gone to the hospital after experiencing pain in her stomach and underwent an x-ray, they said.

The case was registered against a team of doctors on charges of causing hurt by an act of endangering life or personal safety, they said.

Tags: hyderabad, medical negligence, x-ray
Location: India, Telangana, Hyderabad