The abdominal hernia’s “recurring, painful, and worsening” symptoms must be treated surgically.
According to the Vatican, Pope Francis will have intestinal surgery on Wednesday and require many days to recover. On the whole, he should recover.
To treat “recurring, painful, and worsening” symptoms brought on by an abdominal hernia, the Pope, 86, was admitted to A. Gemelli University Hospital on Tuesday after passing normal medical exams in Rome, according to the Vatican. The Pope will be given general anesthesia for the procedure.
The Holy Father left the General Audience and went to the A. Gemelli University Hospital, where he will have a laparotomy and plastic surgery of the abdomen wall using prosthesis under general anesthesia in the early afternoon, according to a Vatican statement.
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