Incorrect operation carried out on girl, 2

A toddler ended up having two mouth operations on the same day when the wrong procedure was carried out first at Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Crumlin a medical inquiry has heard.

The girl, 2, known only as Patient X, had to go back to the operating theatre when it emerged a tongue tie release procedure she did not need had been carried out instead of an upper lip operation.

The Medical Council is considering allegations of poor professional performance against consultant paediatric surgeon Professor Martin Corbally.