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This week, Van Halen revealed that Eddie Van Halen is recovering following emergency surgery.

“Eddie Van Halen underwent an emergency surgery for a severe bout of Diverticulitis,” the band posted on Wednesday. “No further surgeries are needed and a full recovery is expected within 4 - 6 months. Van Halen's scheduled November 2012 tour of Japan is currently being rescheduled and the band looks forward to seeing and playing for their fans in 2013.”

Diverticulitis is a common digestive disease particularly found in the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) on the outside of the colon. Diverticulitis results if one of these diverticula becomes inflamed.

CNN – via KDSK – first reported Wednesday that, according to a rep for the group, the guitarist initially developed the condition while on the road for the band’s “A Different Kind Of Truth” tour.

When the group came off the road at the end of June, the guitarist had a serious flare-up of the condition.

Eddie spent three weeks in the hospital after surgery to remove the infected intestine, which resulted in another infection when he popped a few stitches.

The Japanese tour represents the second time this year that Van Halen have scheduled concert dates and postponed them as part of their “A Different Kind Of Truth” trek; in May, the group announced a full set of summer shows across North America that were later cancelled altogether.

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