Tokyo, 05 March, /AJMEDIA/
TOKYO – Prince Hitachi, an uncle of Emperor Naruhito, was discharged from hospital Sunday as his fever has subsided and his condition stabilized, the Imperial Household Agency said.
The 87-year-old prince will be readmitted to the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Tokyo in around two weeks to undergo surgery to crush stones in his ureter, which are believed to be the cause of the fevers he has suffered since late February, according to the agency.
He was hospitalized Wednesday evening after running a fever of around 38 C, and underwent surgery the following day to have a stent implanted in his ureter.
Prince Hitachi is the younger brother of former Emperor Akihito and third in line to the throne after Prince Hisahito, the teenage son of Crown Prince Fumihito.
