A British man undergoing a minor operation was given a vasectomy by mistake.
Doctors have tried to reverse the blunder, but the victim faces an anxious wait to see if he will be able to have children.
The Telegraph reports that the incident occurred at Royal Liverpool University Hospital, which is affiliated with the National Health Service, Britain's public healthcare system.
The man had gone in to surgery for a minor urological procedure, but doctors carried out an operation on the “wrong site”. They could now face a six figure compensation claim.
"We can confirm a patient who was scheduled to have a different minor urological procedure was wrongly given a vasectomy," RLUH medical director Dr. Peter Williams said in a statement.
"We have apologized unreservedly to the patient and we are offering him our full support. We greatly regret the distress this has caused him," Williams said.
The man has not been identified and the NHS trust has refused to disclose his age because of patient confidentiality.
Although vasectomies are considered a permanent form of birth control, it is possible to reconnect the tubes that are severed in the procedure.
The success rate of reversing a vasectomy is generally between 40 and 50 percent, according to the Houston Fertility Institute.
Doctors have tried to reverse the blunder, but the victim faces an anxious wait to see if he will be able to have children.
The Telegraph reports that the incident occurred at Royal Liverpool University Hospital, which is affiliated with the National Health Service, Britain's public healthcare system.
The man had gone in to surgery for a minor urological procedure, but doctors carried out an operation on the “wrong site”. They could now face a six figure compensation claim.
"We can confirm a patient who was scheduled to have a different minor urological procedure was wrongly given a vasectomy," RLUH medical director Dr. Peter Williams said in a statement.
"We have apologized unreservedly to the patient and we are offering him our full support. We greatly regret the distress this has caused him," Williams said.
The man has not been identified and the NHS trust has refused to disclose his age because of patient confidentiality.
Although vasectomies are considered a permanent form of birth control, it is possible to reconnect the tubes that are severed in the procedure.
The success rate of reversing a vasectomy is generally between 40 and 50 percent, according to the Houston Fertility Institute.
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