Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery
Doctors said blood tests and a chest X-ray showed he was fit to leave after surgery confirmed lung adenocarcinoma.
- Pope Leo XIV was discharged from a Rome hospital on October 17, four days after undergoing lung cancer surgery.
- Doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung after diagnosing pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer.
- Medical tests, including blood work and a chest X-ray, showed sufficient recovery for him to leave the hospital.
- The pope continued some work during his hospitalization, including meetings with senior Church officials and a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- He was scheduled to deliver the traditional Angelus prayer from the Vatican on October 18, while plans for a November trip to Latin America remained under consideration pending his recovery.
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Pope Leo XIV was discharged from the Gemelli Hospital in Rome and returned to the Vatican four days after surgery on his right lung. He left the hospital alone and stopped to talk to the people waiting for him before getting into his car. The decision to discharge was made after blood tests and a chest X-ray were carried out on Saturday morning. Doctors Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora have assessed that the clinical condition of the 71-yea…
Pope Leo has been discharged from hospital, four days after undergoing surgery for lung cancer. The news comes after the Vatican announced that the Pope would leave the Gemelli hospital in Rome on Saturday afternoon, following surgery on Tuesday to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. After the operation, which lasted about 90 minutes and was described as successful, it was confirmed that the Pope was suffering from adenocarcinoma - the most…
Pope Leo XIV, 71 years old, left Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday after a successful operation of a lung cancer nodule. Hospitalized on 13 October, he was able to return to the Vatican earlier than expected. He will do his...
He left the medical center with applause and cheers of the faithful gathered at the doors of the hospital
Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV left Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Saturday, four days after the removal of a cancerous nodule in his lung. Doctors from the hospital told reporters that Leo, 71, had resumed certain normal activities after the surgery while staying at Gemelli. The operation confirmed the pope has lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type […]
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Pope Leo walks out of Rome hospital unaided four days after lung cancer surgery
The pope, who had an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, will hold his first public engagement since surgery on Sunday when he leads weekly prayers in St Peter’s Square at midday.
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