Montreal Hospital Says Jean Chretien Recovering After Successful Surgery
Posted August 7, 2010 11:06 am.
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Jean Chretien is recovering after a successful surgery in Montreal.
The Jewish General Hospital says the 76-year-old former prime minister had the surgery Friday.
He was treated for a spontaneous subdural hematoma -a collection of blood between the skull and the brain that applies pressure on the brain.
The hospital says a neurosurgeon was able to remove the blood that had built up on the right side of Chretien’s skull.
He is expected to be released from hospital in the coming days.