Former President Mujica “is fine” after new operation

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The newspaper La Jornada
Sunday, September 8, 2024, p. 21

Former Uruguayan President (2010-2015) José Mujica (pictured August 27), diagnosed in April with esophageal cancer, is good Mujica underwent surgery to ensure he could eat safely, his doctor said yesterday. Mujica underwent a gastrostomy to ensure he could hydrate and eat, allowing the esophagus to repair itself naturally while this is going on, explained Dr. Raquel Pannone, who reiterated that the surgical procedure was carried out without complications and that Mujica is in good health. good and in recovery,” in the company of his wife.