Kennedy has ‘successful’ surgery
By Michael Levenson and Matt Viser | Tuesday, June 3, 2008 | The Boston Globe
“…US Senator Edward M. Kennedy, moving with extraordinary quickness to pursue the most aggressive form of treatment for his malignant brain tumor, flew by private jet to North Carolina and underwent brain surgery yesterday that his hand-picked neurosurgeon declared a success.
The three-hour operation was performed by Dr. Allan H. Friedman, chief of neurosurgery at Duke University Medical Center, who is known for tackling surgeries that his colleagues consider too risky because of a tumor’s proximity to critical areas of the nervous system.
Friedman said in a statement that he was ‘pleased to report that Senator Kennedy’s surgery was successful and accomplished our goals.’ The statement said the 76-year-old senator was awake during the operation and ‘should therefore experience no permanent neurological effects from the surgery.’…”…BS
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