BEIJING:
According to a newspaper report, a young man from western China was forced to undergo more surgeries at the time of the circumcision, with the end of treatment costing eight times as much as he originally agreed.
Chengdu Business Daily said that this person did not give the full name, is earlier this month in Chengdu, a hospital for surgery, the doctor said he needs more surgery.
“I was lying in bed and I was not willing to accept the extra surgery, but the doctor insisted,” The patient, 20 years old.
The man said he had no medical knowledge and questioned whether he needed more treatment, so agreed.
“The doctor said it was really serious and it could affect fertility, which was the middle of my surgery, and I had to agree,” he quoted.
The patient was told that his circumcision would cost $ 680 (S $ 142) on December 16, but after he agreed to other surgery and treatment, the final cost was $ 5,500.
A spokesman for the Second Hospital of Sichuan Province says doctors do a lot of surgery every day and do not remember the details.
Last week, the mainland reporter asked questions, the hospital reimbursed the patient 3500 yuan. The hospital also said it was investigating the incident, according to the article.
