Pope Francis in hospital for abdominal surgery
Pope Francis is hospital for surgery on his intestine, the Vatican has said. The pontiff, 86, is to be put under general anesthesia for the operation this afternoon and will be hospital for several days. The operation at the Gemelli hospital in Rome is due to an “incarcerated incisional hernia”. It comes two years after he had 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed because of an inflammation and narrowing of the large intestine.
Pope Francis is hospital for surgery on his intestine, the Vatican has said.
The pontiff, 86, is to be put under general anesthesia for the operation this afternoon and will be hospital for several days.
The operation at the Gemelli hospital in Rome is due to an “incarcerated incisional hernia”.
It comes two years after he had 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed because of an inflammation and narrowing of the large intestine.
