Mum, 53, collapsed and died days after returning from Turkey weight loss surgery

A mum who travelled to Turkey for weight loss surgery died just days after arriving home, an inquest has heard.

Pamela Canty collapsed a day after returning from the trip in October 2022. The 53-year-old from Cork, Ireland, died in hospital the following day.

An inquest at Cork Coroner's Court yesterday (Thursday) heard that Ms Canty died of septic shock following "medical misadventure". Coroner Philip Comyn said that the mother-of-one's tragic death "highlights the dangers of going abroad for elective surgeries" and added that anyone considering getting procedures abroad should understand the "nature of risks" involved.

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Pamela travelled to the Su Hospital in Izmir to undergo a gastric sleeve for weight loss in October 2022. She made the trip to Turkey with her husband Finbarr Canty and their son Joshua on October 17 of that year, Cork Beo reports.

Finbarr had had successful gastric sleeve surgery at a different hospital in Turkey a few months previously. The couple had made contact with doctors at the Su Hospital online and the court heard how they had been primarily communicating with doctors at Su Hospital via WhatsApp before arriving in Turkey.

Pamela had a blood test when she arrived at the hospital and brought medical records with her to show to doctors.

Finbarr told the court how doctors had informed Pamela that she had a hernia in her oesophagus and that she was no longer suitable for a gastric sleeve. Doctors told the couple, through interpreters, that they would be able to repair the hernia and then perform a gastric bypass procedure instead.

Finbarr said that he had suggested at the time that they travel home and seek