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Pope Francis In Gemelli Hospital For ‘Colon Diverticulitis’ Surgery

<p><em>Pope Francis in Gemelli Hospital<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Pope Francis is undergoing surgery for &&num;8220&semi;colon diverticulitis&period;&&num;8221&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni disclosed this on Sunday&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Diverticulitis is an inflammation caused when people develop small sacs in the walls of the colon&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The sacs or pouches are called diverticuli&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s usually symptomless&comma; but can cause discomfort and&comma; sometimes&comma; bleeding&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;It&&num;8217&semi;s a common condition affecting more than half of adults in the US&comma; according to the US National Institutes of Health&comma; and is more common as people age&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to the statement&comma; the surgery came just hours after the 84-year-old pontiff&comma; attended the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer in St&period; Peter&&num;8217&semi;s Square&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Holy See press office&comma; in the statement&comma; said&colon; &&num;8220&semi;This afternoon his Holiness Pope Francis went to the Gemelli hospital &&num;8212&semi; Rome &&num;8212&semi; for a scheduled surgical intervention for asymptomatic stenotic diverticulitis&period; Surgery will be carried out by professor Sergio Alfieri&period; At the end of the surgery&comma; a medical bulletin will be issued&period;&&num;8221&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Italian President Sergio Mattarella wished <strong>Pope<&sol;strong> Francis a speedy recovery&comma; in a message shared on the presidency&&num;8217&semi;s website on Sunday&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Speaking on behalf of all Italian and of myself&comma; we wish to send to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;washingtonpost&period;com&sol;">Your Holiness<&sol;a> our warm regards and the most cordial wishes for a good convalescence and speedy recovery&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the message sent to Pope Francis said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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