The former president Martin Vizcarra reported that he lost his left kidney after undergoing a surgical intervention last Wednesday, January 21, due to renal colic due to an obstruction. The former president reported that he began experiencing pain on January 3, but that he had surgery 18 days later. “I lost my left kidney due to the delay,” he lamented.
In that same line, Vizcarra He was against being confined to a bed in a private clinic in Lima, Repromedic, despite his health condition. Likewise, the former head of state stated that the handcuffs tied to his feet make his speedy recovery difficult.
“Today they have me framed, making my treatment difficult. It is Jerí’s government, the mafia pact that wants to destroy me, they are not going to break me,” he said.
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During the surgery on the former president last Tuesday, two stones were removed from the ureter and one from the right kidney. In addition, a severe uretal stenosis was detected that caused advanced hydronephrosis, according to the official statement issued by the health center.
The intervention took place at noon and lasted about an hour. Specialists reported that the most serious obstruction is in the left ureter, which required additional examinations to evaluate the extent of the damage and plan a new corrective surgery in the short term, due to the risk of further deterioration of kidney function.
Martín Vizcarra arrived at the clinic in a wheelchair to undergo surgery
Precisely, on January 21, the day of the operation, Vizcarra was transferred from the Barbadillo prison to the Repromedic clinic in Jesús María. The former president went to the health center four times in less than a month. The day before, he went to the Vitarte Hospital to attend a urology appointment.
In images released by the press of Vizcarra, the former president is seen in a wheelchair, dressed in hospital clothing, while he is prepared to enter the operations area.
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