His severe abdominal pain was an intestinal obstruction, perhaps congenital in nature, and only after a day of observation was he operated on to exacerbate the pains. But he had a heart attack while he was under the knife. Thus died on Monday afternoon the 12-year-old boy who had entered the Emergency Room of the hospital in Vizzolo Predabissi, in the province of Milan, the day before.
On the basis of a first reconstruction, seen immediately by a pediatrician and an emergency doctor, he was assessed "with a treatable abdomen", therefore not in danger, and detained. During the operation, part of his intestine was removed, but his life was not saved. The medical staff is - from what has been learned - in a state of shock. The relatives authorized the donation of the corneas. The Lombardy Region immediately established a "verification commission": President Attilio Fontana and Welfare Councilor Giulio Gallera expressed "condolences and closeness" to the family.
