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Japanese surgeon removes healthy brain tissue, leaving woman on ventilator

South China Morning Post 21 September 2026 11m ago
Japanese surgeon removes healthy brain tissue, leaving woman on ventilator
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A Japanese woman was left unable to breathe on her own after a veteran surgeon mistakenly removed healthy tissue instead of a benign tumour from her brain. Kyoto University Hospital apologised for the medical error and vowed to take measures to prevent similar incidents, local news outlet TV Asahi reported. The woman, in her fifties, was diagnosed with a benign brain tumour after consulting doctor
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