Three years ago, Suman Gupta, a resident of southeast Delhi, lost her unborn baby in a Caesarian section at Lok Nayak Hospital in the Capital of India. She hadn’t even recovered from the trauma of losing her baby when severe stomach pain forced her to seek medical help again. Doctors recommended a CT scan of her abdomen to detect the problem. The CT scan, carried out almost a year after her C- section, disclosed an anomaly which was beyond Suman’s imagination.
Suman’s right kidney was missing in the CT report. This left her in a state of shock as both her kidneys were intact before she visited the Lok Nayak Hospital. Suman, who hadn’t even visited any clinic or hospital after her operation, rushed to Lok Nayak with her report but to no avail.
“They did not entertain me. There is a long stitch mark on the right side of my abdomen, which I think is a result of the cut made to take my kidney out. When I asked them why I had such a long mark on my abdomen they said the cut was made to push the baby downward, which seemed unbelievable in a Caesarian delivery,” Suman said.
Suman, a housewife, believes her kidney has been stolen by the doctors of Lok Nayak Hospital. She filed a case against the hospital’s doctors at Tis Hazari court in February.
Suman was admitted to Lok Nayak on December 31, 2009, with pregnancy complications. “The doctors performed a caesarian section, but my baby died. I felt continuous pain in my abdomen after that. I was discharged from the hospital after a week,” Suman said. “Despite being on medication for one year, I had no relief from the pain. I consulted doctors in Safdarjung Hospital who advised me to go for a CT scan. The report showed that my kidney was missing,” Suman said.
“Both my kidneys were normal before I went to Lok Nayak. The doctors were not careful while treating me. My stitches kept bleeding for days after the surgery. My body contracted a number of infections. That apart, I suffered major financial losses and I had to sell my property to pay for the treatment,” she said.
Suman has pleaded to the court to register an FIR against the erring hospital under the Transplantation of Human Oragans and Tissues Act 1994. The act prohibits illegal transplantation of human organs. The court has also asked the Delhi police to submit a status report on the case. "The hospital has named the doctors who operated upon Suman in its reply to the notice we sent adding that it is technically not possible to take the kidney out in a C- section,” said Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Suman’s advocate. Dr Richa Diwan, medical superintendant of the hospital, refused to speak on the matter.
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