
The post-operative course is progressing well, but the doctors advise against helicopter travel as a precaution
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The pope underwent recent surgery and regular medical checks.
As scheduled, Pope Leo XIV underwent a check-up chest x-ray.
The examination confirmed the excellent progress of the post-operative course. However, given the short time that has passed since the operation, the treating doctors deemed it appropriate, as a precaution, to advise against the planned helicopter trip on October 27th.
This is what the doctor communicates. Luigi Carbone and prof. Stefano Margaritora on the Pope's post-operative progress. Leo XIV will therefore not participate in Assisi at the conclusion of the international meeting "Disarmed and disarming peace" organized by the Community of Sant'Egidio.
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Pope Leo XIV will miss the meeting in Assisi on October 27
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The Pope underwent a control x-ray which confirmed the excellent post-operative progress. For reasons of clinical prudence and on medical advice, Pope Leo XIV renounced the visit to Assisi on 27 October.
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