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* By Richard Moriaty of The Sun in London
* From: NewsCore
* April 20, 2010 1:07PM
A doctor who accidentally removed a man's testicle was later accused of theft and dismissed / AP Source: news.com.au
* Testicle accidentally removed
* Meant to have cyst removed
* Doctor looked "surprised"
A DOCTOR accidentally cut off a patient's right testicle in a routine operation at a British hospital.
A medical tribunal heard today Dr Sulieman Al Hourani, 36, was meant to remove a cyst from the organ in a routine operation, The Sun said, however he went a step too far.
Stunned nurses told the Fitness to Practise panel that on realising his mistake, Dr Al Hourani held the body part in his hand looking "surprised".
Counsel Miss Sarah Pritchard, for the General Medical Council, said: "The staff's impression was that he had done it by accident".
Despite the blunder, Dr Al Hourani was allowed to continue working at Fairfield Hospital in Bury, Lancashire, as a surgical locum and registrar.
The Jordanian doctor was dismissed after being accused of stealing two boxes of painkiller dihydrocodeine.
He has now returned home to practise medicine at the University of Jordan.
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