Woman In England Hospitalised For A Week After Mango Seed Pierces Her Throat
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A CT scan of the unnamed woman showed an oesophageal tear and air in her chest.
A woman who ate a mango pickle was left needing urgent surgery after the seed of the fruit pierced her throat and got stuck there, according to a report in The Telegraph. The incident took place in Surrey where the woman went to the emergency department of the local Epsom Hospital, saying she was having trouble swallowing after eating the fruit. But the doctors turned away the 57-year-old woman, who has not been named. The doctors could not believe a soft fruit like mango can cause such damage.
According to The Telegraph report, a medical examination of the woman found her to be drooling and still able to swallow. The doctors also did not find any "foreign body" in the examination.
The woman was instead told that the issue could have been caused by gastritis, and was asked to return if she became more unwell, the outlet further said.
She returned after four days with signs of sepsis and was unable to swallow, said Metro. The doctors then conducted a CT scan and found an oesophageal tear and had air in her chest.
