Woman who lost kidney following botched hysterectomy gets €260,000

A 47-year old woman who had pain after a hysterectomy operation and later had to have a kidney removed has been awarded €260,000 by the High Court.

Mr Justice Anthony Barr said Margaret Browne underwent a hysterectomy operation seven years ago and sutures were placed in the ureter leading to the left kidney which caused a total obstruction of the ureter.

The judge said the blockage was not identified until a month later and in the years that followed Ms Browne experienced severe pain and discomfort and in 2013 her left kidney was removed.