Mandela, 93, leaves hospital after minor surgery
Former President Nelson Mandela was released from the hospital on Sunday after an overnight stay for minor diagnostic surgery to determine the cause of an abdominal complaint.
(AP) Former President Nelson Mandela was released from the hospital on Sunday after an overnight stay for minor diagnostic surgery to determine the cause of an abdominal complaint, a spokesman for the country's current leader said.
Spokesman Mac Maharaj said the 93-year-old Nobel peace laureate had undergone a laparoscopy, a procedure that involves surgeons making an incision in the belly to insert a thin, lighted tube to look at abdominal organs.
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