Wednesday 30 May 2018

Woman killed herself after surgeon removed her ovaries during operation because ‘they were getting in the way’, inquest hears

Woman killed herself after surgeon removed her ovaries during operation because ‘they were getting in the way’, inquest hears A woman treated by one of Britain's best known surgeons killed herself after the doctor, who is under investigation by the NHS, removed her ovaries during an operation because "they were getting in the way".

Anthony Dixon, who built up an international reputation for using mesh to fix bowel problems, saw Lucinda Methuen-Campbell, 58, at a private hospital in 2016 regarding a bowel disorder.

Dr Dixon, who has been suspended from two hospitals in Bristol, allegedly told Mrs Methuen-Campbell that he removed her ovaries during the surgery "because they were in the way". The Daily Telegraph

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