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Added on the 01/04/2023 11:01:07 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Pope Francis leaves a Rome hospital in a wheelchair, where he had a hernia operation. The 86-year-old pontiff underwent a three-hour surgery under general anaesthetic on June 7 to remove a painful hernia on the site of a scar from a previous surgery. IMAGES
Scene outside the Gemelli hospital in Rome where Pope Francis underwent an operation on June 7 for an abdominal hernia. "The night went well", according to the press office. The 86-year-old pontiff, who has been the leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics for a decade, has suffered increasing health issues over the past year. IMAGES
Scene outside the Gemelli hospital in Rome where Pope Francis will undergo an operation for an abdominal hernia on Wednesday, where he is expected to stay for "several days", the Vatican said. The 86-year-old pope, who underwent colon surgery in 2021, is suffering from a hernia which is "causing recurrent, painful and worsening" symptoms, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said in a statement. IMAGES
Images of Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli (Agostino Gemelli University Policlinic), the hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is undergoing "previously scheduled checks", according to the Vatican. The hospital is the largest in Rome. IMAGES
Images of Rome's Gemelli University Hospital where Pope Francis, 84, underwent a surgery for an inflamed large colon. 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. IMAGES