Ecuadorean President Lasso travels to US for surgery but will stay in command
Monday, June 21st 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Sunday flew to Miami to undergo spinal cord surgery, after which he is expected to spend several days in rehabilitation.
Lasso said the operation and subsequent treatment aim at helping him “regain normal mobility“ in his legs.
Lasso made the announcement himself upon boarding the plane at the Guayaquil military airbase. He described the procedure as ”a moderately invasive operation.“
The surgery ”will consist of removing a cyst in the lumbar area, caused by a medical malpractice that occurred years ago,“ the Ministry of Communication said in a statement. Lasso hopes to be able to ”leave the support cane“ he has been using.
It is Lasso's first trip abroad since becoming president on May 24. The 65-year-old former conservative banker fractured his right fibula in 2013, during a religious pilgrimage in Spain, and surgery to correct the injury compromised the spinal cord.
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