Brazil legend Pele has undergone prostate
surgery and is said to be in a stable condition stated a
a Sao Paulo hospital source.
This is the second time Pele, 74, has been
hospitalised in six months.
In a statement, the Albert Einstein Hospital
said Pele had undergone a transurethral resection of the prostate. The
procedure involves removing an internal part of the prostate gland in order to
treat an enlarged prostate.
Earlier in the day, local news site Globo
Esporte said Pele had a prostate condition known as hyperplasia, which it said
increases the risk of a urinary infection.
Pele, whose given name is Edson Arantes do
Nascimento, was released from the same hospital in early December following a
two-week stay with kidney problems.
With more than 1,280 career goals, and an
unequaled three World Cup titles during his playing career, Pele is considered
by many the greatest soccer player of all time.
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