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" American Idol winner Phillip Phillips has been released from the hospital following his recent kidney surgery. The singer had a six-hour operation last week to remove several kidney stones which were too large to have passed through his system. Phillips has now confirmed his release from a Los Angeles medical center and assured fans that he&amp;#039;s on the mend, reports E! News. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m out of the hospital and back to work. Looking forward to the future,&amp;quot; the singer declared. Phillips&amp;#039;s procedure had previously been postponed in May when he fell ill with a severe sinus infection. The singer apparently underwent eight operations in the run-up to winning American Idol over Jessica Sanchez. Watch Phillip Phillips perform &amp;#039;We&amp;#039;ve Got Tonight below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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