Cairo/Heidelberg, Germany (Earth Times) - Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak was recovering on Saturday after undergoing surgery for the removal of his gall bladder, the University Clinic in Heidelberg said. A hospital spokeswoman and Egypt's official news agency MENA said the surgery, carried out earlier in the day, was successful.
It was not clear how long the 81-year-old president would remain in the clinic, the spokeswoman told the German Press Agency dpa. She declined to give further details.
Mubarak was recovering in the intensive care unit of the clinic, MENA said.
The president held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin this week before traveling to the southern city of Heidelberg on Friday.
He underwent medical tests which showed a chronic inflammation of the gall bladder, a non-vital organ that aids in the digestive process and stores bile produced in the liver.
Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif is temporarily assuming Mubarak's responsibilities until his return to Egypt.
Mubarak previously went to Germany in 2004 for back surgery.
Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, 79, had his gall bladder removed at the Heidelberg clinic earlier this year.
It was not clear how long the 81-year-old president would remain in the clinic, the spokeswoman told the German Press Agency dpa. She declined to give further details.
Mubarak was recovering in the intensive care unit of the clinic, MENA said.
The president held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin this week before traveling to the southern city of Heidelberg on Friday.
He underwent medical tests which showed a chronic inflammation of the gall bladder, a non-vital organ that aids in the digestive process and stores bile produced in the liver.
Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif is temporarily assuming Mubarak's responsibilities until his return to Egypt.
Mubarak previously went to Germany in 2004 for back surgery.
Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, 79, had his gall bladder removed at the Heidelberg clinic earlier this year.
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