Surgery lasted about three hours: Pope Francis is doing well
ROME – Pope Francis has undergone surgery and is in good condition: this was confirmed by the Press Office of the Holy See, in two medical bulletins issued last night and this morning. “The surgery to which Pope Francis underwent was concluded in the evening”, announced, yesterday, in the first bulletin the director of the Press Office, Matteo Bruni. “The Holy Father, hospitalized in the afternoon (Sunday) at the A. Gemelli Polyclinic, underwent scheduled surgery in the evening for diverticular stenosis of the sigma”.
“The Holy Father – explained Bruni – reacted well to the operation conducted under general anesthesia and performed by Professor Sergio Alfieri, with the assistance of Professor Luigi Sofo, doctor Antonio Tortorelli and doctor Roberta Menghi. Anesthesia was conducted by Professor Massimo Antonelli, Professor Liliana Sollazzi and doctors Roberto De Cicco and Maurizio Soave. Professor Giovanni Battista Doglietto and Professor Roberto Bernabei were also present in the operating room “.
“Pope Francis is in good condition and vigilant,” said the director of the Press Office in the second bulletin. “His Holiness Pope Francis – said Bruni – is in good general conditions, alert and spontaneously breathing. The surgery for diverticular stenosis performed on the evening of July 4 involved a left hemicolectomy and lasted about 3 hours “.
As regards the Pope’s stay at the Gemelli Polyclinic, “a hospital stay of about 7 days is expected, barring complications”.
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