Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the hospital for a non-surgical medical procedure in New York City on Wednesday, according to a statement from the nation’s highest court.
It is the latest in a series of hospitalizations for the longest-serving Supreme Court judge, but she hopes to be released from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center by the weekends, a spokeswoman said.
Ginsburg, 87, underwent a “minimally invasive” procedure to “check a bile duct stent,” the statement said. Doctors initially inserted it last August when justice underwent treatment for a cancerous tumor in the pancreas.
FILE – In this Oct. 21, 2019, file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg listens to speakers during the inaugural Herma Hill Kay commemorative conference at the University of California at Berkeley in Berkeley, California. At 87 years old, Ginsburg is the oldest member of the Court. Her next oldest colleagues are Stephen Breyer, 81, Clarence Thomas, 72, and Samuel Alito, 70. (AP Photo / Jeff Chiu, file)
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The procedure aimed to “minimize the risk of future infection,” according to the statement. And, according to the doctors of justice, such reviews are common.
Earlier this month, Ginsburg had another procedure at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to clean the stent. He also went to the hospital in mid-July to have his gallstones removed and to treat a suspected infection.
And it overcame another gallstone-related infection in May, the Supreme Court said at the time.
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RUTH BADER GINSBURG RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL AFTER INFECTION
FILE – In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks with author Jeffrey Rosen at the National Constitution Center Americas Town Hall at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington. The court announced Tuesday, May 5, 2020, that Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg is being treated for an infection caused by a gallstone and plans to participate from a Maryland hospital. (AP Photo / Steve Helber, file)
According to a statement from Ginsburg two weeks ago, she has been receiving chemotherapy for the past few months due to a recurrence of cancer, which she has struggled four times previously.
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Wednesday’s court statement said liberal justice “rests comfortably.”
Shannon Bream, Bill Mears and The Fox News Associated Press contributed to this report.
