Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela Saturday morning underwent endoscopic surgery to have gall stones removed, President Jacob Zuma's office has said in a statement. The procedure was successful and Mandela, who has been hospitalized since last weekend due to a recurring lung infection, is recovering, the statement said.
Mandela, who is 94, was admitted to hospital last Saturday after suffering a recurrence of a lung infection.
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