Pope Francis to undergo urgent hernia surgery
Pope Francis, 86, must undergo an urgent operation on Wednesday afternoon to repair a hernia in his abdominal area and will be hospitalised for “several days,” the Holy See announced.
The operation will be performed under general anaesthetic in a procedure involving an abdominal cavity incision.
Reports from a 2021 surgery for a bowel condition said he did not tolerate general anaesthetic well.
The pope’s medical team decided in the past few days that the pontiff needed the operation.
He had already arrived at the hospital by midday (1000 GMT).
The Vatican statement said Francis had been experiencing recurring pain.
On Tuesday, the pope spent several hours at Gemelli Hospital for what the Vatican said was a check-up.
His procedure, known as laparocele in medical terminology, will be performed there.
In 2021, the pontiff from Argentina was operated on under general anaesthetic for a bowel condition called diverticulitis.
Part of his colon was removed, and he spent 10 days in hospital.
(dpa/NAN)
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