[youtube]3BHuH7omtzM[/youtube] A pea plant sprouts in a man’s lungA pea sprouting in a man’s lung was found to be the cause of heavy coughing experienced by the 75-year-old. Ron Svenden of Brewster, Massachusetts had emphysema and was coughing a lot when he went to the hospital, where he was further diagnosed with dehydration and pneumonia, according to media reports.
His x-rays showed his left lung had collapsed and had a dark spot, suggesting he has lung cancer. But when the doctors operated on him, the dark spot turned out to be a pea sprout, reported the Associated Press. Doctors said that the pea is what created a situation conducive to pneumonia.
“A couple days in a dark, wet environment, I'd sprout too,” Dr. Jeff Spillane of Cape Cod Hospital, told AP.
The doctors removed the sprout and drained fluid surrounding it. A month after the surgery, Svenden is now recovering.
His x-rays showed his left lung had collapsed and had a dark spot, suggesting he has lung cancer. But when the doctors operated on him, the dark spot turned out to be a pea sprout, reported the Associated Press. Doctors said that the pea is what created a situation conducive to pneumonia.
“A couple days in a dark, wet environment, I'd sprout too,” Dr. Jeff Spillane of Cape Cod Hospital, told AP.
The doctors removed the sprout and drained fluid surrounding it. A month after the surgery, Svenden is now recovering.
