Related: Dick Cheney has surgery to treat aneurysms    

    BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- US Vice President Dick Cheney has left a Washington hospital on Sunday after undergoing surgery to treat aneurysms behind both knees, a spokeswoman said.

    "The vice president left the hospital at 10 a.m. (1500 GMT). He will work from home tomorrow. He is doing well," said Cheney spokeswoman Jennifer Mayfield.

    The surgery on Cheney, 64, who has a history of heart problems, was done using local anesthesia at George Washington University Hospital.

    Cheney's office announced last week that he would undergo an elective surgical procedure to treat an aneurysm in the artery behind the right knee that was discovered earlier this year duringa routine checkup, but it did not mention the aneurysm behind his left knee.

    Local anesthesia was used in the procedure, and there were no complications, she said.

    An aneurism is a bulging weak spot in an artery, which may eventually burst or rupture if not treated. Enditem

    (Agencies)