RBJ 'IS OK'
SUPREME Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg successfully underwent an endoscopy operation to fix a bile duct stent at a NYC hospital today.
Ginsburg, 87, is now "resting comfortably" at the hospital, the Supreme Court said in a .
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"According to her doctors, stent revisions are common occurrences and the procedure, performed using endoscopy and medical imaging guidance, was done to minimize the risk of future infection," the Supreme Court said.
Ginsburg expects to go home by the end of the week.
On July 14, Ginsburg underwent a surgery in Baltimore, where she had a bile duct stent cleaned.
She had been admitted to Johns Hopkins hospital to be treated for a possible infection, according to a statement from the Supreme Court.
The news of her Wednesday surgery came just weeks after the Justice revealed on June 17 that her cancer returned.
Despite saying she had a "recurrence" of cancer and began chemotherapy on May 19, Ginsburg said she had no plans to leave the court.
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Ginsburg – who was appointed by former US President Bill Clinton in 1993– has been treated for cancer four times.
"A periodic scan in February followed by a biopsy revealed lesions on my liver," she said in a statement on July 17.
"Immunotherapy first essayed proved unsuccessful. The chemotherapy course, however, is yielding positive results," she added.
Despite her recurrence of cancer, Ginsburg said she will remain on the court.
"I have often said I would remain a member of the Court as long as I can do the job full steam. I remain fully able to do that," she said.
In May, .
The ailment, described by Court officials as acute cholecystitis, was caused by a gallstone.
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Last August, she underwent radiation treatment for a tumor on her pancrease.
In December 2018, she had lung surgery to remove cancerous growths.
Ginsburg has been known to work out with a personal trainer – and even has been doing so during the pandemic, officials said.
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