YONGON, Myanmar, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Detained Mayanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has undergone a successful operation for a gynecological problem, Voice of America reported Friday.
Her doctor, Tin Myo Win, told reporters at Asia Royal Hospital in Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, Suu Kyi had an operation Friday after being admitted to the privately run hospital earlier in the week.
Win said the surgery lasted three hours, and the 58-year-old democracy proponent is fine. He said she will be kept at the hospital for some time.
Security around the hospital is tight. Officers in plain clothes were guarding the ninth floor where Suu Kyi is staying.
On Thursday, the United States expressed concern for Suu Kyi. U.S. State Department spokeswoman, Nancy Beck, repeated a call for the military government of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, to release her and all other political prisoners.
