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published : 5 Jul 2021 at 07:45 Pope Francis is to undergo surgery on his colon.
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, 84, underwent a surgery Sunday for an inflamed large colon, a Vatican statement said.
The pontiff was admitted to Rome s Gemelli University Hospital for a scheduled surgery for symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon , it said.
The condition causes potentially painful inflammation of the diverticulum, a pocket that can form on the colon walls and which tend to multiply with age.
A potential complication is an abnormal narrowing of the colon.
Earlier Sunday, the pope gave the weekly Angelus prayer at St Peter s Square.
There, he announced that he would visit Slovakia in September after a brief stop in Hungary to celebrate a mass in Budapest.
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Monday July 05 2021
Pope Francis delivers the Sunday Angelus prayer from the window of his study overlooking St.Peter s Square at the Vatican on July 4, 2021. PHOTO/AFP
Summary
The pontiff was expected to spend the night in hospital, according to medical sources quoted by Italian news agencies.
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Pope Francis, 84, underwent a surgery Sunday for an inflamed large colon, a Vatican statement said.
The pontiff was admitted to Rome s Gemelli University Hospital for a scheduled surgery for symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon , it said.
The condition causes potentially painful inflammation of the diverticulum, a pocket that can form on the colon walls and which tend to multiply with age.