Kate Middleton would have been operated by an Italian medical team from the Gemelli Polyclinic. The weekly anticipated it Peopleaccording to which the abdominal surgery undergone by the Princess of Wales last January was carried out by specialists from the Roman hospital.
Kate Middleton had been operated on at the London Clinicbased in the English capital, and at the time the English media had explained that the operation had been successful.
And, shortly after the announcement of the tumor, some doctors from Gemelli in Rome intervened. «It can be hypothesized that the neoplasm is localized in the abdominal area and it may have affected gynecological organs, such as the ovary or uterus, or the digestive system, such as the colon», explained Giampaolo Tortora, director of the Cancer center of the Gemelli Polyclinic and professor of medical oncology at the Catholic University: «Given that the data we know are few, if the surgery was carried out we can hypothesize that the disease must have been in an initial stage.”
According to Giovanni Scambia, gynecologist, oncologist and scientific director of Gemelli, «since the abdominal area is involved it could be a tumor of the intestine or genital system. Today, it should be remembered that the therapies for tumors in the gynecological area, if it were confirmed that it is this type of neoplasm, are much improved and effective and a good portion of patients recover». What is known today is that the princess he is still undergoing chemotherapy which began in February.
