The former president is undergoing his third hospitalization in ten days and had to have a feeding tube placed through a gastrostomy.
The former president Jose Mujica remains hospitalized in the Medical Union of Uruguay Assistance Center (Casmu) and recently underwent surgery to have a feeding tube placed, as he was unable to eat normally.
After his health showed a “slight improvement” on Friday, the former president and leader of the Popular Participation Movement (MPP) He had to undergo surgery to have a feeding tube placed. According to his doctor Raquel Pannone At a press conference, the operation will allow the 89-year-old former president to be fed and hydrated in a “quicker” manner, which would contribute to a better recovery.
The intervention consisted of a gastrostomy with a gastric tube, which involves placing a tube through the abdominal wall, directly into the stomach, to facilitate the introduction of medications, serum and liquid foods. “He tolerated the entire procedure without any problem,” confirmed the doctor. Although it is expected that once the esophagus has recovered, the cannula can be removed, this treatment “has no deadline” and “may be ready for the next day.” rest of his life“.
With this procedure, Mujica He will remain in hospital for several more days and will then continue treatment at home. “The timing is very uncertain; it will depend on his progress,” added Pannone, who also assured that the former president “is improving discreetly.”
Mujica was admitted on Thursday for dehydration, as part of his difficulties caused by fibrosis after the radiotherapy treatment he received in his fight against the disease. esophageal cancer and his personal doctor confirmed that the intention is for him to remain in the mutualist for at least four days.
Mujica’s health
The former head of state was hospitalized three times in ten days and on each occasion it was due to difficulties in eating or dehydration, associated with the fibrosis in his esophagus as a result of the treatment of radiotherapy which ended in June and, in his own words, left him “destroyed.”
To stabilize it, the intention is for Mujica to remain in Casmu between four and five days, said his doctor, who noted that he also suffers from pre-existing illnesses such as kidney failure that make his condition more difficult.
As for the fight against cancer, Pannone stated that “there is no evidence of the tumor”, but he clarified that this “does not mean a definitive cure”. In this way, the former president is going through a stage of remission and must wait more time and new studies for the doctors to give him the final discharge.
Source: Ambito
