Pope Francis undergoes successful colon surgery 3 minutes read
(Updates pope’s condition following surgery)
The Vatican, Jul 4 (EFE).- Pope Francis on Sunday successfully underwent intestinal surgery at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic hospital in Rome, where he had been admitted earlier in the afternoon, the Vatican said.
“His Holiness responded well to the surgery performed under general anesthesia,” said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni in a statement released by the Holy See.
The surgery, which had been scheduled to deal with “symptomatic diverticular stenosis” of the large intestine – that is, a narrowing of the colon due to diverticulitis – was performed by Dr. Sergio Alfieri, although further details are not yet available, including how long the operation took.
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