He needed emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain.

他需要紧急动手术以清除大脑中的一个血栓。

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But while he was in Havana, officials said he needed emergency surgery for a pelvic abscess and subsequently time to recover.

但是他在哈瓦那的时候，官员们称，他因为骨盆脓肿接受了紧急手术，需要时间来康复。

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He looked at me, looked at the results and said that he thought I had a deadly fungus from mold exposure and I needed emergency surgery or I could possible die in the next couple of days.

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