- Title: World's heaviest man discharged from hospital after bypass in Mexico
- Date: 17th May 2017
- Summary: GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, MEXICO (MAY 17, 2017) (REUTERS) ENTRANCE TO HOSPITAL WHERE REPORTEDLY WORLD'S HEAVIEST MAN, JUAN PEDRO FRANCO, IS RECOVERING FROM SURGERY FRANCO LYING IN HOSPITAL BED FRANCO BEING FED AS HE LIES ON BED FRANCO TALKING TO HOSPITAL VISITORS FRANCO LAUGHING NURSE POSING WITH FRANCO AS HE GIVES A THUMB UP MEDIA GATHERED AROUND FRANCO'S HOSPITAL BED (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SURGICAL DOCTOR, JOSE ANTONIO CASTANEDA, SAYING: "It's a satisfactory result. I can tell you he has recovered adequately and satisfactorily. We thought the recovery would be more complex, but it has been very, very good." CLOSE-UP OF FRANCO LYING ON HOSPITAL BED WORKERS IN FRANCO'S HOSPITAL ROOM (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REPORTEDLY WORLD'S HEAVIEST MAN, JUAN PEDRO FRANCO, SAYING: "They (doctors) have said I am doing well, they have told me up to now there have not been any complications, we have not had any setbacks. At the moment I am on a strict diet they (medics) have set, but hey, let's do it." FRANCO'S HAND FRANCO LAUGHING AS HE LIES ON BED (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SURGICAL DOCTOR, JOSE ANTONIO CASTANEDA, SAYING: "Up to now we have not had any complications from the surgery but there could be complications given Juan Pedro's extreme weight such as a heart attack, an embolism, a thrombosis. There can be complications because he continues to be extremely obese." FRANCO'S FEET
- Embargoed: 31st May 2017 22:32
- Keywords: discharge hospital bypass surgery Mexico Guadalajara reportedly most obese man Juan Pedro Franco
- Location: GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, MEXICO
- City: GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, MEXICO
- Country: Mexico
- Topics: Health/Medicine,Human Interest / Brights / Odd News
- Reuters ID: LVA0016H89A9V
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- Story Text: The man believed to be the world's heaviest is preparing to be discharged from hospital on Wednesday (May 17) following potentially life-saving biliopancreatic bypass surgery in Mexico, medical officials reported.
According to local media, thirty-three-year-old Juan Pedro Franco - who has weighed up to 595 kilos (1,311 pounds) - was admitted to hospital for the surgery after a diet to help shed some weight was not enough to allay health concerns.
The surgery took place on May 9 and he has since been kept in hospital under observation. So far, his recovery has proven successful and he has been placed on a strict diet.
But with the patient's obesity levels still dramatically high, threats to Franco's health such as diabetes, heart attack and organ failure will remain a problem until his excess weight is shed.
According to the World Health Organisation, Mexico is a global leader in obesity with 35 percent of its adolescents overweight or obese. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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