Pope Francis hospitalized for abdominal surgery in Rome
According to the Vatican press office, Pope Francis is getting ready for abdominal surgery at a hospital in Rome.
“The Holy Father went to the Gemelli University Hospital where in the early afternoon he will undergo a surgical operation of laparotomy and plastic surgery of the abdominal wall,†read a Vatican statement published on Wednesday.
The medical staff attending the pope had previously approved the treatment because of "a lacerated incisional hernia that is causing recurrent, painful, and worsening sub-occlusive syndromes," according to the Vatican.
According to the Vatican press office, Pope Francis is getting ready for abdominal surgery at a hospital in Rome.
“The Holy Father went to the Gemelli University Hospital where in the early afternoon he will undergo a surgical operation of laparotomy and plastic surgery of the abdominal wall,†read a Vatican statement published on Wednesday.
The medical staff attending the pope had previously approved the treatment because of "a lacerated incisional hernia that is causing recurrent, painful, and worsening sub-occlusive syndromes," according to the Vatican.
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