President Has Prostate Removed

Ljubljana, 31 March - Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk underwent surgery for a tumour on the prostate at a clinic in Austria's Innsbruck on Tuesday. The president is recuperating well and is expected to resume his duties as usual next week, the president's office said on Thursday.

Ljubljana
The president's PR officer Bostjan Lajovic (left) and urologist Andrej Kmetec (right) talk to the press two days after President Danilo Tuerk underwent a surgical procedure removing his prostate following the discovery of a malignant mass.
Photo: tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The president's PR officer Bostjan Lajovic (left) and urologist Andrej Kmetec (right) talk to the press two days after President Danilo Tuerk underwent a surgical procedure removing his prostate following the discovery of a malignant mass.
Photo: tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The president's PR officer Bostjan Lajovic (left) and urologist Andrej Kmetec (right) talk to the press two days after President Danilo Tuerk underwent a surgical procedure removing his prostate following the discovery of a malignant mass.
Photo: tamino Petelinsek/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
President Danilo Tuerk undergoes successful prostate tumour surgery.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

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