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Senator Kennedy Undergoes Surgery
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ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf reports: Senator Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., underwent surgery in Massachussetts on Friday to clear his carotid artery.
In a conference call, Kennedy's doctors said the Massachusetts senator is recovering in his hospital room from preventative surgery and anticipate that he'll leave the hospital in the next few days.
On the call, Drs. Richard Cambria and Laurence Ronan said Kennedy's left carotid artery was more than 70 percent blocked. They would not say what the situation in the right artery is, but said "there are no symptoms that treatment on the right side is needed."
The blockage was discovered during an evaluation of his back and spine.
The doctors were cagey about any other medical problems Kennedy might be suffering from and only answered questions about today's procedure. Cambria said "his overall health is excellent."
Kennedy has suffered back problems since he was in a plane crash in 1964 and never spends too much time standing.
Cambria and Ronan anticipate Kennedy being back in the Senate in a week -- they say he'll likely miss Judge Mukasey's confirmation hearings.
Below is the full statement from Kennedy's office:
"As part of a routine evaluation of Senator Kennedy's back and spine, MRI studies picked up an unrelated, asymptomatic blockage in the Senator's left carotid artery.
This morning, Senator Kennedy underwent preventive surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to remove the blockage.
The surgery, which was performed by Doctor Richard Cambria, was routine and successful. After a very brief recovery period, Senator Kennedy will resume his normal schedule in Washington and in Massachusetts."
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