Sandwell and Birmingham City Hospital patients recalled after surgery
Almost 200 patients are being recalled by two hospitals amid concerns over procedures carried out on them.
Patients are being recalled over pelvic procedures performed by Dr Angamuthu Arunkalaivanan.
Dr Arunkalaivanan, who previously worked for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, is claimed to have used a procedure in his surgeries after it had been withdrawn as a treatment by health chiefs in 2009.
The trust, which runs Sandwell and City hospitals, has invited 191 of Dr Arunkalaivanan's surgery patients to contact the trust to discuss their treatment.
Ian Cohen, who is a clinical negligence specialist at law firm Slater and Gordon, says it has received a number of enquiries from former patients of Dr Arunkalaivanan.
He said: "This is quite a routine procedure and so the numbers affected could be significant.
"It is to the trust's credit that it has initiated this recall but it will be of immense concern to all those patients who have been treated by him in the past.
Sandwell and West Birmingham trust medical director, Dr Roger Stedman, said: "This is following national guidelines that suggest that this procedure, although effective for many patients, is not recommended as first surgical treatment.
"Patients are invited to come and discuss the procedure with a senior gynaecologist who can review their condition, answer any queries and discuss whether any future treatment may be needed."
Dr Arunkalaivanan left the trust in 2013.
