- CFK: What happens to his hospitalization?
The former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner The development of acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis, for which she underwent surgery, continues, as the Otamendi sanatorium reported this Sunday in a medical report signed by the medical director. Marisa Lanfranconi.
The statement dated December 29, 2025 indicates that the patient “demonstrates slow recovery from postoperative ileus”a common condition after abdominal surgery that is associated with temporary restriction of bowel movements. For this reason, the former president is receiving peritoneal drainage and intravenous antibiotic treatment.
Among the positive data in the medical report is that Kirchner “starts taking semi-solid foods that are well tolerated,” which represents progress in his recovery process. Tolerance to oral food intake is one of the key indicators to assess development after such abdominal surgery.
CFK: What happens to his hospitalization?
The medical report makes it clear that if there are no further complications, the indication for inpatient admission remains. “until complete recovery from the abdominal discomfort, removal of the drainage and completion of antibiotic treatment.”.
Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis, which the former president suffered from, is a complication that requires a longer recovery time than simple appendicitis because it involves inflammation of the peritoneum – the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity – near the inflamed appendix.
Cristina Kirchner was urgently admitted to the Otamendi Sanatorium in recent days after presenting with acute appendicitis that required immediate surgical intervention. The complication of localized peritonitis resulted in the operation being more complex than usual and postoperative recovery taking more time..
The intravenous antibiotic treatment that the patient receives is standard in these cases to prevent or control infections associated with peritonitis, while peritoneal drainage allows the evacuation of fluids accumulated in the abdominal cavity and monitoring the evolution of the inflammatory condition.
So far, the evolution remains within the expected parameters for this type of pathology, with no additional complications reported in the medical report. The medical team at Otamendi Sanatorium continues to closely monitor the recovery of the former President, who will remain in the hospital for as many days as necessary until her recovery is complete.
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