JERUSALEM, Feb. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Chances are slimmer for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to wake from his coma, Army Radio quoted a physician as saying on Sunday.

    Neurologist Rafi Carasso made the remarks to the radio one day after an emergency abdominal surgery to remove part of Sharon's large intestine.

    Carasso said that Sharon had extensive brain surgery more than a month ago, and with every day that passes without the patient waking from his coma, the prognosis and the chances grow worse.

    Sharon was rushed into surgery Saturday morning after a CT of his abdomen revealed his digestive tract had been seriously damaged and Sharon's life was in immediate danger, according to the Hadassah Hospital where he hospitalized.

    After doctors completed a four-hour surgical procedure on Sharon, Hadassah director Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef said Saturday afternoon that "from the standpoint of his present condition, the situation is serious but stable and also critical, there is no immediate danger to the life of the prime minister".

    During the procedure, doctors removed a damaged one third of the premier's large intestine, approximately 50 cm, Mor-Yosef said.

    He noted that Saturday's surgery will set Sharon's recovery process back a couple of days, but "today's surgery didn't improve Sharon's health."

    The rest of Sharon's vital signs, including his blood pressure and his pulse, are normal, said the professor.

    A spokesman for the Hadassah Hospital said Sunday morning that Sharon's condition remained serious but stable. Enditem