US EditionJair Bolsonaro Undergoes Second Hiccups Treatment Amid Hospital Stay
Doctors treated Bolsonaro with two phrenic nerve blocks over three days to stop persistent hiccups during his hospital stay following hernia surgery, officials said.
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Jair Bolsonaro Undergoes Second Hiccups Treatment Amid Hospital Stay
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro underwent a procedure for persistent hiccups, marking the second time in three days. Doctors blocked his left phrenic nerve following earlier surgery. Expected to be released January 1, his health is under close observation. Bolsonaro was hospitalized for hernia surgery during his prison sentence.
Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro undergoes new surgery to treat hiccups
SAO PAULO, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Brazil’s imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro underwent a fresh medical procedure on Monday to treat persistent hiccups, his wife said. The doctors carried out a “phrenic nerve block procedure” on Bolsonaro to block his left phrenic nerve, after he had undergone a similar surgery on Saturday to treat the right one. In medical literature, the phrenic nerve is described as a vital nerve originating in the nec…
Bolsonaro undergoes another medical procedure in Brazil
Also to try to control his hiccups, the former president underwent a nerve block on Saturday, but on his right side. “The treatment with a left phrenic nerve block is scheduled to be completed (this Monday), for subsequent evaluation of the results. The patient will need to continue with physical therapy for his rehabilitation, measures to prevent venous thrombosis, and clinical care,” doctors reported. Bolsonaro, 70, who has been hospitalized s…
Former President Jair Bolsonaro "continues stable and without hiccups", but on Saturday night he again suffered a crisis of this kind of involuntary contraction.
Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, has sought medical attention for chronic hiccups. The procedure followed a double hernia operation after the 70-year-old was cleared to be transferred to a hospital. The former far-right leader is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup.
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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to 27 years in prison for beating, is "stable" after having undergone a second surgical intervention this Monday to alleviate the hiccups he has suffered for months, the doctors said.
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