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| Chavez Undergoes Emergency Surgery in Cuba |
| 2011-06-12 |
Venezuelan Marxist dictator Hugo Chavez has undergone emergency surgery in Cuba, according to Spanish and English language news sources. Chavez has been in Cuba for a week. Friday morning a pelvic abscess developed that required emergency surgery. A knee surgery Chavez had only 30 days before is suggested to be a factor in the appearance of the abscess. The knee surgery delayed his trip to Cuba until last week. The announcement was made in Cuba by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro and broadcast on Venezuelan television. Maduro did not say when Chavez would return to Venezuela. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #10 SW - thanks. I'll sleep like a baby tonight :-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-06-12 20:08 |
| #9 A rectal fistula? The ultimate pain in the ass. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-06-12 19:17 |
| #8 Knee surgery, even a total knee replacement, is usual enough that surgeons understand the procedure and what could go wrong. I'll assume Hugo has the best available everything since he's the chief thug. If the surgery itself goes well then the issues are 1) prevent a DVT 2) prevent infection and 3) rehab. Pelvic abscess? Sounds like infection control broke down. You'd think he would have local infection (around the knee) first. That would be bad enough because if antibiotics fail to control it then the new joint has to come out. Bummer dude. But a pelvic infection suggests that the infection has spread and that's worse. I'm just speculating without information. If our Spanish-speaking Burg regulars would check out the Latin American press tonight we might find more. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-06-12 18:40 |
| #7 Poor Hugo. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-06-12 18:06 |
| #6 What, he doesn't have confidence in Venezuelan doctors? Afraid to go under anesthesia and worried that some doctor might not be too happy with the status quo? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-06-12 16:45 |
| #5 Friday morning a pelvic abscess developed that required emergency surgery. I suspect colossal assholes are susceptible to that? Dr. Steve, your informed view? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-06-12 15:54 |
| #4 Afterall, the Chavez revolution provided the very best medical care in Venezuela. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-06-12 14:07 |
| #3 They're looking for his cranium. But kep finding Obama's. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-06-12 13:17 |
| #2 They're doing exploratory surgery of his pelvis. They're looking for his cranium. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-06-12 12:23 |
| #1 Fat boy needs to lose some weight and his knee's and hips would'nt give out |
| Posted by: 746 2011-06-12 12:19 |