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Pope Leo XIV to have lung nodule removed at Rome hospital
Pope Leo XIV is due to have a lung nodule removed at Gemelli hospital in Rome.
Doctors found the nodule during a routine check-up.
The Pope chose to have the procedure as soon as possible, according to Cardinal Kikuchi, who said the Pope described it as minor.
Kikuchi also said the Pope told him he did not feel unwell.
The Pope’s public audiences are canceled through October 20.
He decided to proceed now to avoid changing his planned Latin America visit, Kikuchi said.
Pope Leo XIV is due to be admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital for surgery to remove a lung nodule.
The nodule was discovered during a routine check-up.
Cardinal Archbishop of Tokyo Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi said the Pope described the procedure as minor and his illness as not serious.
The Pope decided to have the procedure as soon as possible to avoid changing his planned visit to Latin America.
All papal audiences have been cancelled through October 20.
- Who
- Pope Leo XIV.
- What
- He is due to undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule.
- When
- He was due to be admitted on October 13; the operation was expected the following day.
- Where
- Gemelli hospital in Rome.
- Why
- The nodule was found during a routine check-up. The Pope reportedly chose to have it removed promptly to avoid changing his planned visit to Latin America.
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Doctors discovered a nodule in the Pope’s lung.
Kikuchi said he had a private conversation with the Pope, who told him the procedure was minor and that he wanted it as soon as possible.
The Pope was due to be admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome.
The operation was expected to take place, according to ANSA’s report that it was planned for the following day.
- Patient
- Pope Leo XIV
- Condition
- Lung nodule
- Discovery
- Routine check-up
- Hospital
- Gemelli, Rome
- Audiences
- Cancelled through October 20
- Planned trip
- Visit to Latin America
What people are saying
the Pope told me that the illness is not serious
he assured me that the procedure is minor and that he does not feel anything wrong in his body
Sources
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