Question: 2. A 30-year-old Woman Presented With Classical Signs Of Acute Appendicitis. She Consented To An Operation To Open The Abdomen And Remove The Inflamed Appendix. During The Surgery, The Surgeon Found A Previously Undiagnosed Ovarian Cyst And Decided To Remove It. The Surgeon Thought That The Removal Of The Cyst Is A Simple And Safe Procedure And Would …

2. A 30-year-old woman presented with classical signs of acute appendicitis. She consented to an operation to open the abdomen and remove the inflamed appendix. During the surgery, the surgeon found a previously undiagnosed ovarian cyst and decided to remove it. The surgeon thought that the removal of the cyst is a simple and safe procedure and would not increase the duration of the operation much. The cyst may get enlarged and may bring trouble to the patient in future, the surgeon thought. Analyse the situation keeping yourself in the place of the operating surgeon and answer the following: a) Describe the ethical dilemma in the given situation. b) What action would you choose? c) Explain the reason for your answer describing the theory of moral reasoning. 3. A young neurosurgeon planned to operate on a patient with lumbar spinal injury that had a 5 – 10% chance of success. He felt uncertain about taking informed consent. If he informed the patient that the operation could go wrong and result in paraplegia, there is a strong chance that the patient would refuse the operation. If the operation was not carried out, there was a 95% chance of further deterioration, leading to paraplegia after a few months. Analyse the situation keeping yourself in the place of the treating doctor and answer the following: a) Describe the ethical dilemma in the given situation. 5 b) What action would you choose? c) Explain the reason for your answer describing the theory of moral reasoning.