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Pope Leo spent peaceful night in hospital after surgery, Vatican says

  • On Wednesday, the Vatican reported Pope Leo spent a peaceful night at Rome's Gemelli Hospital after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung to treat lung adenocarcinoma during a 90-minute operation completed without complications.
  • Doctors discovered the growth during a recent routine health check, prompting the 71-year-old pontiff's admission to Gemelli Hospital where lead surgeon Stefano Margaritora and physician Luigi Carbone performed the operation late on Tuesday.
  • Removing the entire lower lobe of the right lung was necessary to excise all cancerous tissue, a significant anatomical intervention since human lungs contain five lobes—three in the right and two in the left.
  • The Vatican stated the pope is expected to remain in hospital for about a week, with all public engagements canceled until October 20 as he undergoes recovery.
  • Missing information regarding the tumour's size and whether the disease spread to nearby lymph nodes complicates long-term prognosis for the Church leader, according to official briefings.
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Pope Leo XIV spent the night peacefully in a Rome hospital after an hour-and-a-half-long operation to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung, the Vatican said Wednesday.

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Pope Leo XIV spent the night peacefully in a Rome hospital after an hour-and-a-half-long operation to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung, the Vatican said Wednesday.

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Pope Leo recovering in hospital after having part of lung removed

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Update of the state of health of the maximum head of the Catholic Church was done hours after surgery for the removal of a lung adenocarcinoma

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The Vatican will report throughout the day on the evolution of the Pontiff, who remains in the Gemelli hospital in Rome

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