In this Wednesday, Pope Francisco86 years old, underwent laparotomy for abdominal postoperative hernia.

The procedure is carried out in Gemelli Hospital in Rome According to the Vatican and according to local media, it will be carried out by the team of the surgeon Sergio Alfieri, who had already operated on his colon two years ago.

she is serious third time Francisco hospitalized since he was elected pope in 2013.

However, throughout his life, Jorge Mario Bergoglio He went through the operating room at least three times.

How many surgeries has Pope Francis had?

When Francisco was only 21 years old, the first surgical intervention took place. At the time, the current pope was barely a seminarian in his native Argentina when they had to remove the lobe of the right lung.

The second operation took place when Jorge Mario Bergoglio was calmer. During his time as a Jesuit provincial in Argentina, he underwent gallbladder surgery.

The procedure went without complications.

The third operation took place when he was already the Pope. It was in 2019 and it was simple cataract surgery.

Francisco returned to the operating room to have a small portion of his colon removed. The operation took place on July 4, 2021, and he was discharged 10 days later. slow recovery.

In addition, the Pope suffers right knee problem who forces him to walk with a cane or move around in a wheelchair, and assured several times that he does not want to operate.