Friend and colleague Del Shores says Wednesday's surgery went very well and McClanahan was expected to be up and working again soon.
McClanahan's problem was discovered while she prepared for a knee operation. Her scheduled performance at a New York club later this month will be postponed.
McClanahan played Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on "Golden Girls."
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