Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, 82, was reported to be recovering well in hospital after undergoing an operation for a bowel obstruction late Tuesday.
Berlusconi was admitted to San Raffaele hospital in Milan with acute abdominal pain and was expected to be released in the coming days. The three-time prime minister said on his official Facebook page on Tuesday evening that he was in good shape.
Berlusconi had been due to attend a Forza Italia meeting Tuesday ahead of next month’s European parliamentary elections, in which he is standing, but doctors prevented him.
A CT scan showed a small bowel obstruction and the operation revealed it was related to the removal of his gallbladder 40 years ago, according to the party sources.
Berlusconi was Italian prime minister for his centre-right Forza Italia on three occasions between 1994 and 2011.
Forza Italia is currently in opposition, with 105 MPs in Italy’s 630-seat lower house.
Via La Repubblica
