Pope Francis will undergo emergency surgery for a hernia in a hospital in Rome

Pope Francis will undergo a surgical operation this Wednesday, specifically, a laparotomy and plastic surgery of the abdominal wall with a prosthesis, to avoid a risk of intestinal obstruction, as reported this Wednesday by the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni.

According to Vatican News, at the end of the General Audience this Wednesday, the pontiff He has gone to the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where in the early afternoon he will undergo this operation under general anesthesia.

“The operation, arranged in recent days by the medical team that assists the Holy Father, became necessary due to an encapsulated laparocella that is causing recurrent, painful, and worsening subocclusive syndromes,” he explained. Bruni it’s a statement.

The Pontiff is expected to remain admitted to the health center for several days to allow the normal course of the postoperative period and full functional recovery, as he added.

Pope Francis had gone this Tuesday, June 6, to the hospital to carry out some medical controls.