“He clearly thought he had found it, removed it and gave it to a nurse. He has also admitted failing to ensure he was supervised during the procedure or calling for the duty consultant when the operation started to go wrong.
During the operation the patient began to bleed heavily.
Mr Horgan told the panel: “In the midst of this Mr Al Abed removed what he clearly believed to be the appendix.
“In fact this turned out to be Patient A’s right ovary.”
“That is distressing for patients and staff.