マラドーナ氏は術後の治療であと数日入院へ　主治医明かす

【オリボスＡＦＰ＝時事】脳血腫の除去手術を受けたサッカー元アルゼンチン代表のレジェンド、ディエゴ・マラドーナ氏について、主治医は5日、あと数日入院して治療を続けることになると明らかにした。（写真はサッカー元アルゼンチン代表のディエゴ・マラドーナ氏が入院している病院の前で膝をつくファン）
　レオポルド・ルケ医師は、「術後の経過観察でディエゴ氏がいくらか混乱している様子があった」と報道陣に話し、マラドーナ氏が「禁酒」するためにセラピストが付き添うことと、あと「数日間」は治療が必要であることを付け加えた。
　医師は詳細については明らかにしなかったが、マラドーナ氏は薬物およびアルコール依存症の過去がある。ここ数年コカインは使用していないと本人は主張しているものの、友人の話やメディアの報道では、現在もアルコールに依存しているとされている。同氏は診断内容と入院を続けることに「同意」したという。
　３日夜に１時間２０分にわたり脳血腫除去手術が行われたアルゼンチン・ブエノスアイレス郊外の民間診療所で、医師は神妙な面持ちから上機嫌な様子になり、６０歳のマラドーナ氏の容体について「ディエゴ氏は元気だ。ＣＴスキャンの結果も良好。われわれがダンスしてしまうほどだった。そう、私たちは踊ったんだ！」と話した。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2020/11/06-15:50）

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona is to remain in hospital for several more days to undergo treatment following surgery to remove a blood clot on the brain, his doctor said Thursday.
We saw that in the postoperative phase Diego had episodes of confusion, Leopoldo Luque told reporters.
Therapists treating Maradona had linked the behaviour to withdrawal symptoms and the necessary treatment would last a few days, he said.
Luque did not provide details, but Maradona has a long history of drug and alcohol addiction.
Although he has publicly said he no longer uses cocaine, friends and media reports have suggested he remains addicted to alcohol.
At a press conference outside the private clinic in Buenos Aires where surgeons spent 80 minutes removing the clot on Tuesday night, Luque took pains to present an upbeat assessment of the 60-year-old's overall condition.
Diego is doing well. The CT scan came out well. We were even dancing. Yes, we danced! the doctor said.
The doctor said Maradona agrees with the diagnosis and would remain in the clinic.
Earlier Thursday, he said doctors were happy with the former player's condition: He can walk, talk to me....It's very early this, but the recovery is excellent.
World Cup winner Maradona had been taken to hospital in La Plata -- where he is the coach of top-flight side Gimnasia y Esgrima -- on Monday for a series of tests after feeling unwell.
A scan revealed the blood clot, and on Tuesday he was transferred to the clinic in a northern neighborhood of the capital.
Fans have flocked to the clinic to leave banners showing the star in his prime and messages of support for the ailing icon.
Alongside Brazil's Pele, who turned 80 last month, Maradona is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
- 'Depressed' -
Maradona, who turned 60 on Friday, has suffered ill health before. He has survived two heart attacks, and also contracted hepatitis and underwent gastric bypass surgery.
Prior to falling ill, Maradona had been depressed, his lawyer Matias Morla said on Wednesday.
The famously fast-living icon had only been able to spend half an hour at his own birthday celebration at his team's training ground on Friday, when he had difficulty walking.
He was behaving strangely. He was very depressed and spoke about dead relatives that he missed, said Morla.
He said Maradona was very worried about the surgery and praised Luque, adding that if he hadn't detected the clot, Maradona's fate would have been different.
Luque insisted on Tuesday that the procedure was a routine operation.