Sun, July 13, 2008 (1:37am EDT)
Actor Keisuke Koide had an emergency appendectomy on Thursday. He was filming for the TBS drama series "ROOKIES" on Wednesday when he began feeling stomach pains, and after being taken to a nearby hospital, he was diagnosed with appendicitis. He was given medication to alleviate the pain, but after showing no improvement, he underwent surgery the next day.
Sources said that Koide will likely return to work by the start of the week.
Sources said that Koide will likely return to work by the start of the week.
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