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Ariel Sharon Undergoes Skull Surgery

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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon underwent surgery Wednesday to reattach a piece of his skull, a day after the procedure was delayed because of a respiratory infection, hospital officials said.

"The surgery that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was supposed to have yesterday took place today and ended successfully a short while ago," Hadassah Hospital said in a statement.

The hospital said Sharon was taken back to his room in the intensive care unit, where he has been hospitalized since suffering a massive stroke on Jan. 4.

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Doctors removed the piece of skull to operate on his brain after the stroke. Wednesday's surgery was the eighth operation on the prime minister since he fell ill.

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