Doctors accidentally operated on patient’s wrong testicle during procedure in Irish hospitalHSE says ‘low’ number of wrong-site surgeries is 'encouraging’, but patient advocacy group says proper safety systems make risk entirely preventableFour wrong-site surgeries took place in Irish hospitals in the last two years. Photo: Stock imageDarragh Mc Donagh Yesterday at 16:39Doctors at an Irish hospital accidentally operated on the wrong testicle during surgery on a patient who had gone under the knife for a procedure on his genitalia, it has emerged.

Source: Irish Independent March 14, 2026 02:03 UTC