"Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a prison sentence for an attempted coup, underwent a successful surgery for an inguinal hernia, his wife has said. The 70-year-old former leader left prison on Wednesday for the first time since late November to undergo the procedure on Thursday at the DF Star Hospital in Brasilia. list of 3 itemsend of list Successful surgery completed, without complications. Now we wait for him to wake up from anaesthesia, his wife Michelle announced in an Instagram post."
"He was granted court permission to leave prison after federal police doctors confirmed that he needed the procedure. Doctors say Bolsonaro's double hernia causes him pain. The former leader, who was in power between 2019 and 2022, has gone through several other surgeries since he was stabbed in the abdomen during a campaign rally in 2018. He was also diagnosed with skin cancer recently."
"The surgery was to repair an inguinal hernia a protrusion in the groin area due to a tear in the abdominal muscles. It is a complex surgery, Dr Claudio Birolini said on Wednesday. But it is a standardised scheduled surgery, so we expect the procedure to be carried out without major complications. After the operation, doctors are to assess whether Bolsonaro can undergo an additional procedure: blockage of the phrenic nerve, which controls the diaphragm, for recurrent hiccups, Birolini said."
Jair Bolsonaro underwent successful repair of a painful double inguinal hernia at DF Star Hospital in Brasilia after receiving court permission to leave prison. Federal police doctors confirmed the need for the procedure and doctors said the hernia caused him pain. The 70-year-old left prison for the first time since late November and is expected to remain hospitalised for five to seven days. The repair addresses a protrusion in the groin caused by a tear in abdominal muscles. Doctors described the operation as complex but standardised and will assess a possible phrenic nerve blockage for recurrent hiccups.
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