Adnkronos (Adnkronos) – The Pope, admitted to the Gemelli Hospital since Tuesday, "spent a good night in the hospital, awoke, and had breakfast." This was announced by the Vatican, which provided an update on the Pontiff's health following surgery to remove a malignant lung tumor.
Yesterday the Pope underwent post-operative tests.
Doctors Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora announced that the Pope had undergone "the blood tests and chest X-ray required after the surgery. The results confirm a normal postoperative course: the values are within normal limits for the type of surgery performed."
Leone, again yesterday morning, underwent respiratory physiotherapy and began walking around the room.
He has resumed a regular diet, eating breakfast and lunch. The recovery is proceeding as expected." According to doctors, before surgery, the Pope underwent three tests: a robotic bronchoscopy with biopsy, a chest CT scan with contrast, and a PET scan.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Pope underwent surgery at the Gemelli Hospital, diagnosed with “pulmonary adenocarcinoma,” a malignant tumor, with removal of the “lower lobe of the right lung using video-assisted techniques.”
The surgery lasted ninety minutes. Leone remained in the operating room for approximately three hours. As reported yesterday, he was accompanied by his doctor, Luigi Carbone, and the head of the Gendarmerie, Gianluca Gaucci Broccoletti. The post-operative recovery is estimated at one week.
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