25 days ago
Japanese surgeon removes healthy brain tissue, leaving woman on ventilator
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 21 Sept 2026, 05:55 UTC. The headline in use is “Japanese surgeon removes healthy brain tissue, leaving woman on ventilator”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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.
Story timeline
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Japanese surgeon removes healthy brain tissue, leaving woman on ventilator
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- South China Morning PostJapanese surgeon removes healthy brain tissue, leaving woman on ventilator