Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto Undergoes Surgery To Remove Gallbladder

Mexican President Undergoes Surgery To Remove Gallbladder
The President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, attends the 39th Session of the FAO Conference on June 13, 2015 at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome. AFP PHOTO / TIZIANA FABI (Photo credit should read TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images)
The President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, attends the 39th Session of the FAO Conference on June 13, 2015 at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome. AFP PHOTO / TIZIANA FABI (Photo credit should read TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images)

MEXICO CITY, June 26 (Reuters) - Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto had his gallbladder removed on Friday morning, was recovering well and due to return to work on Monday, his office said in a statement.

"Post-operational developments have been very favorable," the Mexican presidency said, adding that Pena Nieto had left the operating room about an hour after the operation.

Pena Nieto, who took office in December 2012, had a successful operation in July 2013 to remove a benign nodule on his thyroid gland that had been detected some years earlier.

Pena Nieto had been due to visit Guatemala on Friday, but was taken to hospital after feeling unwell in the morning.

His office said a news conference would be held in the military hospital at noon. The 48-year-old's term in office is due to conclude at the end of November 2018. (Reporting by Mexico City Newsroom; Editing by David Gregorio)

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