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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Recovering, Says Will Be back In Action Soon
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is undergoing treatment for intestinal obstruction, on July 16 said that he hoped to be “back in action soon”.
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is undergoing treatment for intestinal obstruction, on July 16 said that he hoped to be “back in action soon”. Bolsonaro was taken to a military hospital in Brasilia before he was transferred to Vila Nova Star private hospital in Sao Paulo on July 14. The 66-year-old was diagnosed to be suffering from an “intestinal obstruction” and on Wednesday, the hospital decided to start with a “conservative clinical treatment”.
Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro in hospital after 10 days of hiccups
By Diane Jeantet
RIO DE JANEIRO - After 10 straight days of hiccups, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital Wednesday with an intestinal obstruction, but doctors said they would not operate immediately.
Bolsonaro, 66, was admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital in the capital of Brasilia in the morning and was feeling well, according to an initial statement that said physicians were examining his persistent hiccups.
But hours later, the president’s office said the surgeon who operated on Bolsonaro after he was stabbed in the abdomen during the 2018 presidential campaign decided to transfer him to Sao Paulo, where he underwent additional tests. By Wednesday night, the Hospital Nova Star released a statement saying the president would receive a conservative clinical treatment, meaning he will not go through surgery for now.
Bolsonaro s condition evolving satisfactorily but no discharge scheduled, says hospital republicworld.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from republicworld.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
hipo persistente.
Recibirá tratamiento clínico conservador
Pero horas más tarde, la oficina del mandatario informó que el doctor Antonio Luiz Macedo, el cirujano que operó a Bolsonaro después de que fue
apuñalado en el abdomen durante la campaña electoral de 2018, decidió trasladarlo a Sao Paulo, donde se sometió a exámenes adicionales. Para la noche del miércoles, el Hospital Nova Star difundió un comunicado en el que indicó que el presidente recibiría un “
tratamiento clínico conservador”, lo que significa que por el momento no será operado.
El presidente, que es católico y evangélico, publicó en su cuenta oficial de Twitter una
After 10 straight days of hiccups, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital Wednesday with what doctors said was an intestinal obstruction that could require surgery. They announced later that they would not operate immediately. Bolsonaro, 66, was admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital in the capital of Brasilia in the morning and was feeling well, according to an initial statement that said physicians were examining his persistent hiccups. But hours later, the president s office said the surgeon who operated on Bolsonaro after he was stabbed in the abdomen during the 2018 presidential campaign decided to transfer him to Sao Paulo, where he underwent additional tests. By Wednesday night, the Hospital Nova Star released a statement saying the president would receive a conservative clinical treatment, meaning he will not go through surgery for now.