A NEWPORT widow died on the operating table when an experienced surgeon tried to remove a liver instead of a kidney in a fatal mix-up, an inquest heard today.
Retired accountant Amy Francis, 77, of St Julians, Newport, died of internal bleeding and heart trauma despite urgent efforts to save her.
Consultant urologist Dr Adam Carter told the inquest of his fatal mistake today in a candid retelling of his error.
Relatives of the pensioner listened in silence at the inquest in Newport and afterwards praised Dr Carter for his honesty.
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