Official Release and Update: Roy Williams Undergoes Surgery
Posted Sep 19, 2012
University of North Carolina men's basketball coach Roy Williams underwent a roboticpartial nephrectomy at UNC Hospitals this morning to remove a tumor from his right kidney. Dr. Eric Wallen, professor of urology at UNC, and co-surgeon Dr. Mathew Raynor led the surgical team, which took three and a half hours to complete the operation. Doctors discovered the presence of the tumor during a physical earlier this month.
(GoHeels.com)
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