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Pope Francis went to the hospital Wednesday to undergo abdominal surgery to treat an intestinal blockage, two years after he had 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed because of a narrowing of the large intestine.P)..
The Vatican said Francis, 86, would be put under general anesthesia for the procedure Wednesday afternoon and would be hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli hospital for several days...
The pope is undergoing what the Vatican said was a laparotomy and abdominal wall plastic surgery with prosthesis to treat a recurrent, painful and worsening constriction of the intestine..
Francis had come out of the 2021 surgery saying he could eat whatever he wanted, but he lamented that he hadnt responded well to the general anesthetic used in the longer-than-expected procedure..
In a sign that the trips were very much on, the Vatican on Tuesday released the planned itinerary for Francis visit to Portugal for World Youth Day events from Aug. 2-6..
