Castro seriously ill
Posted on January 16th, 2007 by ecthompson
Fron CNN.com:
Cuban leader Fidel Castro suffered from a serious infection of the large intestine and remains in serious condition, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported Monday.
The newspaper quoted two sources at a Madrid hospital, where a doctor, who visited the Cuban leader last month, works. The report said Castro had suffered complications after three failed surgeries to correct the problems.
The paper reported that Castro suffered from diverticulitis, an inflammation of sacs on the large intestine that can rupture and cause bleeding. The infection spread to the tissue on the walls of the abdomen, a condition called peritonitis. ( more… )
