Chinese doctors mistakenly took a man who was waiting for his wife's birth as a patient and performed an operation to remove hemorrhoids, China News reports.



The incident occurred in one of the hospitals of the city of Shenyang in the province of Liaoning. According to the 29-year-old, he waited for about 40 minutes at the door of the operating room, where his wife was doing a cesarean, when a doctor from the neighboring operating room called to him. According to the victim, the doctor ordered him to dress up and go to bed.



At the young man’s question “why,” the surgeon briefly ordered “to do what is said.” The man, afraid of being mocked after further questions, obeyed the instructions of the doctor and went to bed. According to him, during the operation he heard the screams of his newborn child coming from the neighboring operating room.



After the operation, the "patient" demanded explanations of the doctor's actions.



The hospital administration admitted that the man had been operated by mistake and promised to pay compensation of 5,000 yuan ($750), stressing that he actually had hemorrhoids.



The lawyer of the hospital, in turn, said that part of the responsibility lies on the victim itself, since he is of adult age and can be responsible for his actions.



According to the agency, the man still needs rest due to the unexpected operation, but he is happy that his wife and child are healthy and their lives are not threatened. The newly born father regrets only that he is not yet able to take care of them.