Mumbai, October 6: In a shocking incident that took place in West Bengal, a police constable who did not have a gallbladder was allegedly taken for a gallstone operation, where the doctor reportedly ended up removing his appendix. The West Bengal Police constable, who was born without a gall bladder, was rushed into the operation theatre for gallstone surgery on the basis of a wrong report from a diagnostic centre.

According to a report in the Times of India, the incident came to light on Thursday, October 5, when the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) directed the diagnostic centre to pay the entire cost of all the tests the patients had gone through. As per the report, the constable had done his test from the diagnostic centre, which "detected" the gallstone. Based on the diagnostic centre's report, doctors performed the gallstone operation on police constable Suman Bera. West Bengal Shocker: Body of MBBS Aspirant Recovered From Suitcase Near Kolkata at New Town, Two Accused Arrested.

'Doctor Removes Patient's Appendix'

During the gallstone operation, the surgeon ended up removing Bera's appendix, suspecting it to be the cause of abdominal pain. The surgery was done on the basis of the report of the diagnostic centre. In May 2023, Bera complained about bouts of abdominal pain. Acting on the doctor's advice, Bera, who is attached to Raghunathpur police station in Purulia, undertook an abdomen USG from Shushma Diagnostic Centre in the town.

The diagnostic centre's report revealed that Bera had contracted gallbladder with a stone measuring 14.3 cm. Following this, Bera underwent another USG at Careful Diagnostic Centre in Midnapore. "During the procedure at the second centre, the radiologist said my gallbladder was not visible, after which I mentioned the first report. This report also mentioned about 'contracted' gall bladder," Bera said. Kolkata Shocker: Woman Sets Herself on Fire After Lover Threatens to Post Intimate Photos and Videos Online, Dies.

Patient Suffered 'Congenital Absence of Gallbladder'

On June 13, Bera was admitted to the Durga Maternity and Child Care in Midnapore for surgery. He even informed the surgeon about his confusion over gallbladder absence due to the reports. However, the surgeon went ahead with the surgery only to find that the gallbladder was missing. In the end, the surgeon ended up removing Bera's appendix.

After the surgery, Bera underwent a test at the Midnapore Medical College, which revealed that he had a condition called congenital absence of gallbladder. Meanwhile, the commission asked Bera to approach the West Bengal Medical Council to take action against the surgeon and radiologists of the two diagnostic centres.

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