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Gazza has emergency surgery
28/05/2007 19:16 - (SA)
London - Former England soccer player Paul
Gascoigne has undergone emergency surgery for a perforated
stomach ulcer, British media reported on Monday.
Gascoigne's agent, Jane Morgan, said in a statement on the
BBC that he was admitted to hospital on Sunday with "severe
stomach pains".
"He underwent emergency surgery for a perforated stomach
ulcer and will remain in hospital for a few days," the statement
said. "He's recovering well from the surgery."
Gascoigne, who has a well-documented history of
alcohol-related problems, became ill while he was celebrating
his 40th birthday with family and friends in his home town of
Gateshead, north east England, according to local media.
A spokesperson for the Royal Victoria Infirmary in nearby
Newcastle, where Gascoigne was reported to have had the surgery,
declined to comment.
Gascoigne played 57 times for England but has had a troubled
life since his football career went into decline in the late
1990s.
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