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Pope Leo XIV to have surgery for early-stage lung nodule
Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery in Rome this week to remove a lung nodule found during medical checks.
He said the nodule was detected at an early stage and is well localised.
The 71-year-old Pope is expected to stay in hospital for about seven days.
His first tour of South America is planned for November 6 to 17, with visits to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
In Argentina, he is scheduled to visit Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Luján and meet President Javier Milei.
The Vatican has not announced any changes to the trip, but says the final decision will depend on the Pope’s recovery after surgery.
Pope Leo XIV is due to undergo surgery in Rome this week to remove an early-stage lung nodule.
The 71-year-old pope said doctors found the localised nodule during medical check-ups.
The Vatican said he would remain in hospital for about seven days.
The operation comes less than a month before his planned tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17.
The Vatican has announced no changes to the tour, but said the final decision will depend on the pope’s progress after surgery.
- Who
- Pope Leo XIV is due to have the operation.
- What
- Surgery to remove a lung nodule detected at an early stage.
- When
- This week, according to the Vatican.
- Where
- Gemelli hospital in Rome.
- Why
- Doctors found a well-localised nodule, and the pope accepted their recommendation to remove it.
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Recently, during some check-ups, doctors found a circumscribed nodule in my lung. It was detected at a very early stage and is well localised
All of Argentina is with Your Holiness in affection and prayer, wishing you a speedy and complete recovery.
Doctors found a circumscribed nodule in the pope’s lung.
Leo XIV said he had accepted the medical recommendation to have the nodule removed.
The operation is scheduled to take place at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.
The pope’s planned South American tour is due to begin in Uruguay.
The planned tour is due to end in Peru.
- Age
- 71
- Operation location
- Gemelli hospital, Rome
- Expected hospital stay
- About seven days
- Tour dates
- November 6 to 17
- Tour stops
- Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
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