2023-06-07 13:23:44
will go through Pope FrancisThe 86-year-old underwent emergency surgery under general anesthesia on Wednesday afternoon in Rome to avoid an intestinal obstruction, according to the Vatican.
The director of the media department of the Holy See, Matteo Bruni, said in a statement that the pope, who underwent surgery on the colon, was a year old 2021He suffers from a hernia that “causes recurrent, painful, and worsening symptoms.”
This comes the day after a short visit to Gemelli Hospital in Rome, on Tuesday, after which the Vatican announced that he had undergone examinations.
This surgical intervention, which has become “necessary” due to the exacerbation of the Pope’s symptoms, according to his medical team, will lead to his stay in the hospital for “several days.”
“In the early afternoon, he will undergo a laparotomy and abdominal wall surgery… under general anesthesia,” Bruni said.
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