New Delhi:Â The father of a six-year-old girl has alleged that a doctor at Delhi’s AIIMS hospital removed both her kidneys during surgery.
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Pavan Kumar, who is from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, says his daughter has been on dialysis since March 14. He has filed a complaint with the police.
He had come to AIIMS or the All India Institute of Medical Sciences last year with the child, who had a problem in her left kidney.
A senior surgeon of the paediatrics department reportedly told the family that the kidney had to be removed.
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Kumar said the surgery took place on March 14. After a couple of days, his daughter complained of severe pain.
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A scan was taken, Kumar says, and the test report said no kidney was visible.
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“I then asked the doctor who, however, did not answer my queries properly. I tried speaking to the AIIMS administration failing which I approached the Hauz Khas police,” he said.
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According to a test report at AIIMS dated December 8, months before the surgery, the child’s right kidney was in good condition.
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The hospital has constituted a high-powered committee of senior professors to investigate the father’s allegations.
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“The allegations made by the patient’s father are of serious nature. A High-Powered Committee of senior professors has been constituted to probe the matter and clear the issues,” a senior doctor said.
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The Committee held a meeting on May 20 and will again meet this week before submitting its report, said the doctor.