CARACAS (AFP) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba on Friday to treat an abscess in his pelvic area and is recovering, Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said.
According to Maduro, the surgery was performed early Friday in Havana and had "satisfactory results for the health" of the Venezuelan leader, who had already "begun the recovery process."
Chavez has been on an official visit to Cuba since Wednesday.
Maduro said the abscess was discovered during a medical check-up performed on Chavez "by a trustworthy medical team."
The check-up "revealed the existence of an abscess in the pelvic area, which prompted President Hugo Chavez to decide to immediately undergo a corrective surgical procedure," the statement said.
Chavez also urged the Venezuelan people to "continue consolidating the Bolivarian Revolution" during his recuperation.
Last month, the 56-year-old Venezuelan leader was sidelined by a knee injury that forced him to stay away from public events for nearly a month.
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