Victim of an accident involving a horse on May 28, Sergio Rico has come a long way. The Spanish goalkeeper who came out of the coma in which he was placed after being seriously hit in the head, is getting better and better. Nevertheless, the PSG goalkeeper will have to undergo surgery again next week at the Virgen del Rocío hospital in Seville, where he has been since the start of his recovery. Indeed, the 29-year-old player will be hospitalized again during the week of July 31, according to the latest indiscretions from our colleagues from brand. The intervention must also make it possible to “stop an aneurysm” as revealed by David Pérez, head of the neurology service at the Universitario 12 de Octubre hospital in Madrid. According to him, this intervention should therefore not lead to complications.
“These interventions are carried out by interventional radiology, that is to say by inserting a catheter which goes from the groin to the brain, and the aneurysm is blocked with materials which are not likely to rupture in the future, specifies he. In principle, this is an uncomplicated procedure, so we should be optimistic about the results.” confided in particular to the head of the neurology department of the Universitario 12 de Octubre hospital in Madrid before concluding on the benefits of such a medical procedure: “after this coma, patients generally recover from this situation without problems, provided there is no neurological damage, which does not seem to be the case here.” Sergio Rico could thus potentially resume his career still on hold after his accident…
