A surgeon who severely mishandled an operation, resulting in the incorrect connection of a patient’s organs and risking their life, has had their medical license revoked.
Dr. Yasser Adly Abdel Rahman, a locum surgeon working within the NHS, performed an emergency bowel surgery on a young patient that was so poorly executed it was deemed “incompatible with life” by a tribunal.
The patient’s bowels were improperly reconnected, causing a dangerous “closed loop” system where waste was redirected back into the stomach, posing a life-threatening situation, as disclosed by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS).
Subsequent to the surgery, the patient experienced excruciating pain and was rescued only after another surgeon rectified the error during an urgent second procedure, revealed the misconduct hearing held by the MPTS in Manchester.
Despite concerns raised by the patient’s parents and other medical professionals, Dr. Rahman failed to acknowledge any surgical mishap, as highlighted during the tribunal proceedings.
An expert witness from the General Medical Council, a former consultant general and colorectal surgeon, described Dr. Rahman’s procedure as unprecedented and characterized his mistake as egregious.
Dr. Rahman, who graduated from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, in 1993, did not appear at the hearing and did not have legal representation.
Following an order restricting his medical practice in July of the subsequent year, Dr. Rahman violated the terms of the order by securing a locum position at Affidea Express Care Clinic in Ireland in February 2022, as determined by the tribunal.
This breach of the imposed work order was deemed an aggravating factor by the tribunal, compounding the significant errors in surgery and post-operative care.
In a recent ruling, the tribunal deemed Dr. Rahman’s misconduct as incompatible with maintaining his medical registration, leading to his removal from the medical register, prohibiting him from practicing as a doctor.