Team Of Doctors Led By Two Professors Successfully Operates Pope Francis

Pope Francis. (Wikimedia Commons/Zebra48bo)

JAKARTA - The world's Catholic leader Pope Francis successfully underwent a previously scheduled colon operation, Sunday evening, July 4, after leaving Casa Santa Marta in the afternoon.

"Arriving in the afternoon at the A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy, the Holy Father underwent surgery at night for diverticular stenosis of the large intestine," said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican's Holy See Press Office, as quoted by Vatican News Monday, July 5.

"The Holy Father responded well to the operation, which was performed under general anesthesia and was carried out by Prof. Sergio Alfieri, assisted by Prof. Luigi Sofo, Dr. Antonio Tortorelli and Dr. Roberta Megnhi," he said regarding the operation process that Pope Francis underwent.

"The anesthesia was administered by Prof. Massimo Antonelli, Prof. Liliana Sollazzi, Dr. Roberto De Cicco, and Dr. Maurizio Soave. Also present in the operating room were Prof. Giovanni Battista Doglietto and Prof. Roberto Bernabei," added Bruni.

Meanwhile, citing Reuters, Pope Francis appeared to be in good health hours earlier, when he addressed thousands in St Peter's Square for Sunday's blessing, as well as announcing travel plans to Slovakia and Budapest in September.

Pope Francis suffers from symptoms of diverticular stenosis of the colon, a condition in which a sac-like sac protrudes from the muscle lining of the large intestine, making it narrow. In addition to causing pain, the condition can cause bloating, inflammation, and difficulty passing stools.

In addition, Pope Francis is sometimes short of breath because part of one of his lungs was removed after being sick when he was young in his native Argentina. She also has sciatica, which causes pain that radiates from the lower back along the sciatica nerve to the leg.