Vatikan potvrdio da papa ima rak: Odstranjen mu deo pluća tokom operacije

Papa Lav XIV oporavlja se u bolnici u Rimu nakon "uspešne" operacije tokom koje mu je odstranjen deo desnog plućnog krila, u kojem je otkrivena kancerogena izraslina, navodi se u saopštenju Vatikana.

Vatikan je u utorak uveče saopštio da je operacija završena "prema planu" i da se Lav XIV "vratio u svoju sobu".

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"Sveti otac je podvrgnut torakalnoj operaciji, u skladu sa planom", naveli su u saopštenju dr Luiđi Karbone i profesor Stefano Margaritora. "Donji režanj desnog plućnog krila odstranjen je uz pomoć video-asistirane hirurgije".

Daljim pregledom odstranjenog režnja otkriveni su dokazi plućnog adenokarcinoma, čestog oblika raka pluća, naveli su oni. Čitav zahvat trajao je oko 90 minuta.

Operacija je obavljena u utorak popodne u Univerzitetskoj poliklinici "Agostino Đemeli", bolnici koja se nalazi na severozapadu Rima.

Reč je o privatnoj zdravstvenoj ustanovi koja već dugo održava bliske veze sa Vatikanom. Boravak u bolnici ove nedelje prvi je takav slučaj tokom njegovog pontifikata.

Sedamdesetjednogodišnji papa rekao je okupljenima na Trgu Svetog Petra u nedelju da su lekari otkrili "čvorić" na njegovom plućnom krilu i da su mu savetovali da ga hirurški odstrani. Lav je u nedelju izjavio da je izraslina otkrivena "u veoma ranoj fazi" i da je "dobro ograničena".

Bolnica ima poseban apartman za papu na desetom spratu, koji je papa Jovan Pavle II, tokom svojih čestih boravaka u toj ustanovi, čuveno nazvao "Vatikan tri", pri čemu je Trg Svetog Petra "Vatikan jedan", a papinska rezidencija u Kastel Gandolfu "Vatikan dva".

Papa Franja je takođe proveo duže vreme u toj bolnici početkom prošle godine, kada se lečio od upale pluća.

(Telegraf.rs/CNN)

The Pope had part of his lung removed as cancer was confirmed, Vatican says

Pope Leo XIV is recovering at a Rome hospital after a “successful” surgery to remove part of his right lung which was found to have a cancerous growth, according to a statement from the Vatican.

The Vatican announced Tuesday evening that the surgery had concluded “according to plan,” and that Leo “has returned to his room.”

“The Holy Father underwent thoracic surgery as scheduled,” said Dr. Luigi Carbone and Professor Stefano Margaritora in a statement. “The lower lobe of the right lung was removed using video-assisted surgery.”

Further examination of the lobe revealed evidence of pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer, they said. The entire procedure lasted about 90 minutes.

The surgery took place Tuesday afternoon at the Agostino Gemelli University Policlinic hospital in northwest Rome, a private medical facility that has a long association with the Vatican. The hospital stay this week is the first of his pontificate.

The 71-year-old pontiff told the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday that doctors had discovered a “nodule” on his lung, which he had been advised to have removed. Leo said on Sunday that the growth had been detected “at a very early stage” and was “well-contained.”

The hospital has a special suite of rooms for the pope on the 10th floor, which Pope John Paul II famously dubbed “Vatican three” during his frequent stays there – St. Peter’s being Vatican one and the papal residence Castel Gandolfo, Vatican two. Pope Francis also spent an extended period there early last year when he was treated for pneumonia.