Buenos Aires
Argentine football great Diego Maradona will undergo brain surgery for a blood clot in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, his personal doctor said.
“I will operate on him. It’s a routine operation, he’s lucid,” said Leopoldo Luque. “He understands, he’s totally in agreement, he’s very calm.”
World Cup winner Maradona, 60, was taken to hospital in La Plata on Monday for a series of tests after feeling unwell. A scan revealed the blood clot, which Argentine media are speculating was the result of a blow to the head.
Luque said the clots were “imperceptible” and that those suffering from one rarely remembered receiving a to the head. “The operation consists of a small incision to drain the blood. In 24 or 48 hours the patient can leave the hospital,” neurosurgeon Raul Matera told TyC Sports channel.
Earlier in the day, Luque claimed Maradona was feeling “much better and eager to leave” hospital but insisted that the Gimnasia Y Esgrima coach was suffering from anemia — a lack of iron in his system — and dehydration.
Luque said it has left him feeling “very weak, very tired.” After further tests, he was diagnosed with the blood clot.—APP
