Sharon operation a success

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

Sharon, who has been comatose since suffering a stroke on January 4, was in stable condition after the procedure, Hadassah Hospital said.

“The surgery that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was supposed to have yesterday took place today and ended successfully a short while ago,” the hospital said in a statement.