Seems unprofessional to express his team spirit that way, but I don't see the damage done. ("loss of companionship"? Puh-leeze). Of course, the doctor might just claim "U" is for Uterus and "K" is for "to be removed".
Marking the organ for removal in some way, though, is just sensible precaution. Sure, he should know -- but sometimes things get mixed up. You don't want to remove the wrong patient's uterus!
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