Noriega to undergo brain tumour surgery

PANAMA CITY: Panama’s imprisoned former dictator Manuel Noriega will undergo surgery next week for a benign brain tumour, his doctor said on Friday. Physician Eduardo

PANAMA CITY: Panama’s imprisoned former dictator Manuel Noriega will undergo surgery next week for a benign brain tumour, his doctor said on Friday. Physician Eduardo Reyes told AFP the surgery is set for July 21 at the Santo Tomas hospital in Panama City. He will be admitted prior to the operation on July 18 for medical testing. The ex-general’s relatives renewed calls to move the 82-year-old to house arrest for health reasons, requests that have been turned down several times. Reyes said the tumour was originally diagnosed in France and “has grown in Panama in recent years in a worrisome way.”

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