New Zealand: Botched circumcision put boy in hospital

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'A BOTCHED circumcision of a four-year-old boy that resulted in the severing of a penis artery has landed a doctor in trouble.

The boy was sent to hospital to stem the "uncontrollable bleeding" after the procedure by a GP, who was assisted by an unqualified doctor and his wife in a New Zealand medical centre last January.

A report on the distressing episode, with the names of the centre and the "medical team" not revealed, was released today by New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner, NZPA reports.

"This case illustrates what can happen when a doctor is unfamiliar with, or chooses not to follow, recommended guidelines for a surgical procedure," the report said.

The report recommended the doctor not attempt circumcisions on patients older than six months.
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The parents said they were both ejected from the operating room when they became distraught.

The father said he even felt dizzy enough to faint after the doctor had cut into his son before a painkiller could take effect.

He was ordered to join the crying mother outside.

"We could hear our son crying for help and begging us not to leave him there by himself. He kept asking them to let us in, but they wouldn't listen," the mother said.

After an hour the father went back into the surgery room to see the clinic manager and the unlicensed doctor holding the boy "as if they were holding a wild animal".

The GP said the child was "extremely difficult to handle" meaning he had been forced to call in help to restrain the thrashing.'