Pope Leo spent peaceful night in hospital after surgery, Vatican says
Surgeons removed the entire lower lobe of his right lung after tests confirmed lung adenocarcinoma, and the Vatican expects a weeklong recovery.
- 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 had peaceful night in hospital after lung cancer surgery
Doctors remove part of pope’s right lung to eliminate cancerous tissue Pope expected to remain in hospital about a week, Vatican said earlier November 6 to 17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru remains unclear VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo spent a peaceful night in hospital after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, the Vatican said on […]
Pope Leo XIV recovering after lung cancer operation
Pope Leo XIV spent a calm night and was to begin post-surgery recovery Wednesday, a day after having a cancerous tumour removed from his lung. Part of the pope's right lung was removed in the operation and the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is awaiting the results of tests to determine if the cancer has spread. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome, Italy.
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.
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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