THE PRIME MINISTER

The Prime Minister, Dr. Eddie Fenech Adami, was today admitted to St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, for surgical treatment of a small intestinal stricture. Dr. Fenech Adami was being followed up at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, by Prof. Michael Camilleri, a consultant gastroenterologist at the Clinic.

The small intestinal stricture was diagnosed in the course of investigation and it was recommended to go ahead with surgical treatment, which involves laparoscopic small intestinal resection.

Surgery has been programmed for the morning of Wednesday, 15^th November, and the recovery period, after which the Prime Minister can travel back to Malta should be of one week.