Supermodel Naomi Campbell is recovering in a Sao Paulo hospital from emergency abdominal surgery to remove a cyst, according to hospital officials and her spokesman.

Campbell, 37, was admitted on Monday to the Hospital Sirio-Libanes, one of Sao Paulo's best hospitals. The hospital confirmed that Campbell was in its care but declined to elaborate on her condition.

"Naomi Campbell was admitted to hospital last night to have a small cyst removed," said a statement from her Los Angeles spokesman. "Following the successful procedure, she is now resting and is looking forward to getting back to work."

The surgeon who attended to Campbell, Dr Jose Aristodemo Pinotti, said she underwent laparoscopic surgery.

"I operated on her yesterday and that she is completely cured," Pinotti told Brazilian news agency Estado.

"It was an emergency operation, but everything went well. There were no incidents or any problems that worried me during the operation," he added.

Campbell often visits Brazil, where she has been known to show up at Carnival festivities and is frequently photographed at parties with Brazilian celebrities.
 

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