Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expected to leave hospital Tuesday for 3rd time in 2 months

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was expected to leave the hospital later Tuesday after being admitted to the intensive care unit earlier in the week, the Pentagon said.

Austin was put under general anesthesia on Monday for a non-surgical procedure to treat an «emergent bladder issue,» his doctors said in a statement.

Austin was forced to cancel a planned trip to Brussels this week as a result of the medical episode.

Austin's hospitalization was the secretary's third since his diagnosis of prostate cancer last December.

«We anticipate Secretary Austin will be released from the hospital later today. So, we will provide an update on when that occurs, and when he resumed his full duties and functions,» said Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh.

She said it's not believed that the bladder issue was related to his cancer diagnosis.

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