Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery
- 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 has left the hospital in Rome, four days after his lung cancer surgery. The 71-year-old Pope walked unassisted to the car waiting for him this afternoon and stopped briefly to talk to people outside the Gemelli Hospital who wanted to offer him support. The Pope was discharged from the hospital by his doctors today. They had already indicated that he had recovered sufficiently to go home. Blood tests and scans of his chest had shown goo…
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…
After undergoing lung surgery, Pope Leo XIV will be discharged from hospital.
Four days after his lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo left Rome's Gemelli Hospital and returned to the Vatican on Saturday afternoon. The 71-year-old pontiff walked to his car on his own, smiling and waving to well-wishers.
Accompanied by his staff and doctors
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