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Pope Leo XIV to enter Rome hospital for lung nodule removal

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Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to be admitted to a Rome hospital late Tuesday morning for surgery to remove a lung nodule. The Vatican announced that the pope will undergo the procedure at Gemelli hospital, which will require a weeklong stay. To accommodate the medical procedure, the Vatican canceled all papal audiences through October 20.

The pope disclosed the discovery of the small, localized nodule during his Sunday noon prayer. This marks the first major health issue publicly disclosed during his 17-month papacy. The surgery is expected to determine if the lesion is malignant and if further treatment is necessary.

Dr. Lorenzo Spaggiari, director of thoracic surgery at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, noted that the medical team at Gemelli may perform a biopsy to check for lung cancer before or during the removal of the lung section containing the nodule. Dr. Spaggiari, who is not involved in the pope's care, suggested that robotic technology could allow these steps to be performed consecutively under a single anesthesia.

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Pope Leo XIV to enter hospital

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 11, 6:40 AM Vatican News Polski Papież wobec choroby. Jan Paweł II: to dar konieczny
  2. Oct 12, 6:46 AM Niedziela Polski Jan Paweł II: to dar konieczny
  3. Oct 13, 12:28 AM Crux Pope Leo XIV is set to enter a Rome hospital for removal of a lung nodule

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