Transplant surgery on Christodoulos fails
The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece's Holy Synod on Monday afternoon (local time) confirmed that a liver transplant operation on ailing Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos was not successful. The laconic announcement also cited comments by Christodoulos' attending physician, noted Miami transplant surgeon Andreas Tzakis, who said the procedure was ruled out when surgeons ascertained that Christodoulos' liver cancer had metastasized to the peritoneal cavity, while further therapy will follow. Christodoulos underwent the surgery at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital, beginning on Sunday afternoon. Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Christodoulos.
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