Diego Maradona's surgery 'successful,' says his Doctor

Maradona had a subdural hematoma, which is an accumulation of blood between a membrane and his brain, his personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, said.

Buenos Aires: Diego Maradona has had successful surgery for possible bleeding on his brainless than a week after his 60th birthday.

"We managed to remove the chronic subdural hematoma successfully, Diego coped very well with the surgery, Diego is awake, Diego is very well." Maradona's neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque said in a statement Tuesday night.

Maradona had a subdural hematoma, which is an accumulation of blood between a membrane and his brain, his personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, said.

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Dr. Luque said the problem likely was caused by an accident, but Maradona said he doesn't remember the event.

The Argentine soccer great will rest in his room in a private clinic outside Buenos Aires for at least 48 hours.

The surgery closed a journey that the 1986 World Cup champion started in another clinic in the city of La Plata, where he was admitted with anaemia and dehydration.