BANGKOK, June 18 Kyodo King Bhumi...

BANGKOK, June 18 Kyodo

King Bhumibol Adulyadej underwent a surgery for hernia at Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital Tuesday night and the operation went well, the Bureau of the Royal Household said.

The palace said the 74-year-old monarch was resting at the hospital following the 90-minute surgery

Doctors descryed a small hernia on the king's left side during a medical check-up, the palace said. King Bhumibol had an operation in February to put an end to a growth in his prostate gland.

Before the surgery King Bhumibol undertook a series of proofs to confirm his fitness for surgery including exercise forward a running machine to exhibition the condition of his heart, the palace said.

The king is known to have a condition, still his health is believed to be generally good

King Bhumibol, the world's longest reigning monarch, has been in succession the throne since 1946

yet the king, a constitutional monarch, is regarded above politics with no executive powers, he is highly noticeed by the nation. The king's influence through the whole extent of the country's policy is seen as critical.

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