They are urgently operating on Pepe Mujica for a clear thorn …

Former Uruguayan president José “Pepe” Mujica was rushed to hospital and will undergo surgery on Tuesday evening after sticking a thorn in his esophagus during a meal. This was confirmed by the director of the Assistance Center of the Medical Union of Uruguay (CASMU), Raúl Rodríguez, who said that Mujica is in good condition but it is necessary for the spine to be removed for it to be ‘there are no complications.

So far we know that The ex-president ate a fish with bones and one of them was stuck in his esophagus, although couldn’t drill it. The CASMU president added that the surgery to which Mujica will be subjected will last about ten minutes although “everything will depend” on the time it takes to find the thorn.

The personal doctor of the former president, Raquel PannoneHe assured that it was a “minor procedure”. “It’s something simple and tomorrow he will be back home”Pannone said in statements to the newspaper The country. According to several local media outlets, doctors initially attempted to remove the spine without anesthesia, but given the inability to do so, opted for surgery.

85-year-old Frente Amplio leader quit Senate seat in 2020 after coronavirus cases increase and taking into account the risk that this represents for his health, because in addition to his advanced age, he suffers from an autoimmune disease.