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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Remains Hospitalized After Appendectomy as CT Confirms Postoperative Ileus

Doctors are keeping her inpatient on intravenous antibiotics with a drain due to a CT‑confirmed postoperative ileus.

Overview

  • A tomographic study confirmed a postoperative ileus, and the medical team implemented supportive measures and continued in‑hospital monitoring.
  • Official bulletins report she is afebrile at Sanatorio Otamendi, receiving intravenous antibiotics and maintaining a peritoneal drain.
  • She underwent a laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis after developing severe abdominal pain late last week.
  • She will spend Christmas in the clinic, and physicians have not set an official discharge date.
  • Her transfer from house arrest required judicial authorization, she remains under reinforced custody, and supporters have held vigils outside the facility.