05-08-2006, 06:10 PM
Media says operation was to relieve blood clot caused by fall
Updated: 9:39 a.m. ET May 8, 2006
LONDON/WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards had surgery in New Zealand on Monday to relieve headaches after a fall while holidaying in Fiji, his London publicists said.
âThe operation was a complete success and Keith is already up and talking with his family today,â the publicists said in a statement about the surgery at the Ascot Hospital in Auckland.
The publicists would not comment on a report in the New Zealand Herald that the surgery was to relieve a subdural haematoma or blood clot on the brain. The operation normally involves drilling a hole through the skull to drain the clot.
Updated: 9:39 a.m. ET May 8, 2006
LONDON/WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards had surgery in New Zealand on Monday to relieve headaches after a fall while holidaying in Fiji, his London publicists said.
âThe operation was a complete success and Keith is already up and talking with his family today,â the publicists said in a statement about the surgery at the Ascot Hospital in Auckland.
The publicists would not comment on a report in the New Zealand Herald that the surgery was to relieve a subdural haematoma or blood clot on the brain. The operation normally involves drilling a hole through the skull to drain the clot.
