Bolivian president calls throat surgery a success

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Saturday called the throat surgery to remove a benign nodule on his left vocal cord a "success."

"Successful operation, now comes the recuperation. There should not be any concern," Morales tweeted in Cuba, where he underwent the surgery.

"It is a hoarseness and ... I feel that it is increasingly getting worse, and better to quickly undergo a small operation," Morales said earlier this week before his trip to Cuba.

He added that the surgery and trip were planned on the advice of his doctor and after consulting his cabinet.

Vocal nodules are noncancerous growths that often plague people who use their vocal cords a lot. Endi