Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert was in serious condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Sunday following an emergency operation to repair complications from an earlier cancer surgery.
Ebert’s vital signs appeared to be good after the hourslong operation, said Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper, co-host of the "Ebert & Roeper" movie review show.
On June 16, Ebert underwent surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his salivary gland. Around 8 p.m. Saturday, a blood vessel burst near the site of the operation.
Ebert, 64, has had four cancer surgeries, including two on his salivary gland in 2003.
Before the June 16 operation, Ebert told Sun-Times columnist Robert Feder the salivary gland growth was a "slow-growing and persistent cancer. You live with it."
Ebert, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and Roeper taped six shows in advance so their syndicated program would continue while Ebert recuperates.
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