Oct 10, 2008
Story Timeline: 58 days
Published Date: 10 October 2008 THE Dalai Lama will undergo surgery today to remove a gallstone, a spokesman has said. The Tibetan spiritual leader was hospitalised in New Delhi yesterday, days after a medical check-up cleared him to resume foreign travel. His spokesman said a gallstone would be removed during laparoscopic surgery today. In laparoscopy, doctors use a thin, lighted scope to view internal organs. In August, the 73-year-old Dalai Lama was admitted to a Mumbai hospital and underwent tests for abdominal...
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