Socrates in intensive care

• April 24, 2024

The former Brazilian footballer Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Sousa Vieira de Oliveira , 57 years old and idol of the fans of the club Corinthians , was hospitalized the night of September 5 for a second episode of upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to portal hypertension, reported the Albert Einstein Hospital of Sao Paulo , through a statement.

The digestive hemorrhage it is the loss of blood that originates in any segment of the digestive tract, from the esophagus to the anus, and can be high or low.

1. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: The upper gastrointestinal tract includes the esophagus, stomach, and first part of the small intestine.
2. Low digestive bleeding: The lower digestive tract includes most of the small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.

The portal hypertension is a syndrome characterized by the increase in Pressure in the portal and its tributaries, which causes the development of circulation venous collateral from this vein to the circulation general.

The hospital said that the former athlete received treatment to control the bleeding and actually breathe "with the help of devices".

According to the agency AFP , Socrates had already been admitted on August 20 for ten days with a delicate picture of digestive hemorrhage serious and was subjected to a successful decompression procedure portal hypertension . The local press reported that the player's health status is serious .

The mythical midfielder, who played alongside figures like Zico Y Falcao , also played the captain's band of the Brazilian team in the World Cups of Spain -1982 and Mexico-1986, and stood out in clubs like Timao (1978-1984) and the Italian Fiorentina (1984-1985).

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