Asuncion , Paraguay ( CNN ) -- Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo underwent prostate surgery early Friday , his spokesman said . The surgery , which was performed at the Italian Hospital in Asuncion , had been scheduled for weeks , spokesman Augusto dos Santos told reporters . The procedure was performed under local anesthesia , the spokesman said . Lugo 's doctor , Nestor Martinez , said the operation was a transurethral resection , a surgery in which an instrument is inserted into the urethra to remove a section of the prostate that is blocking urine flow . Enlarged prostates are common among men as they get older . Lugo is 58 . The surgery involved nine doctors and three nurses and took about an hour , Martinez said at a news conference . Lugo arrived at the hospital at 4 a.m. ( 2 a.m . ET ) , was wheeled into surgery at 5 a.m. and was in the recovery room by 6 a.m. , Martinez said . The Paraguayan president 's office released post-surgery photos of an alert-looking Lugo chatting with doctors and nurses while lying in a hospital bed . Lugo is a former Roman Catholic bishop who has been involved in several paternity controversies in the past year . He is expected to remain in the hospital until Saturday afternoon and then recuperate for three to four days in the presidential residence , spokesman dos Santos said . Lugo will carry on a restricted agenda while recuperating , the spokesman said . Journalist Sanie Lopez Garelli contributed to this report .
the Italian Hospital President Nestor Martinez underwent prostate surgery a few days . Lugo will remain in the hospital for Friday and then recuperate in the presidential residency . Lugo is a former priest who has been involved in several paternity controversies in a few days .