Elena Shcherbakova (48) died in Cork shortly after having surgery to remove stomach tumour in her native Latvia
Delays getting appointments with specialists are leading many foreign nationals to return to their native countries to be treated for various illnesses and conditions, a leading oncologist has said., said he has found that foreign nationals who are diagnosed with cancer and other illnesses often opt to travel to be treated in a health system they have confidence in and where there is no language barrier.
Ms Shcherbakova’s son, Artjom , told the coroner that when his mother began to feel unwell last summer, she went to her GP in Castletownbere and was told she might be waiting for some time before seeing a specialist. However, she took ill and collapsed at home on December 14th. She was rushed to the Mercy University Hospital and underwent a CAT scan, which showed she had an infection in an artery supplying blood to her gut.
Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster carried out a postmortem on December 19th and concluded that Ms Shcherbakova died from hemorrhage due to a rupture of a mesenteric pseudoaneurysm or where a blood vessel wall is injured.
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