The Vatican has indicated that the Pope Francisco It is “in good condition” and the routine controls that it has passed “are good” after having been operatedfor an abdominal hernia at the hospital Gemelli from Rome. “The night went well,” they have assured in a brief statement.

“The medical personnel who follow the postoperative of the pope reports that he spent a quiet night and managed to rest a long period; is in good condition, awake and breathing spontaneously“, transfers the Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, in a note. Bruni adds that” the routine checks are good and throughout the day you will observe the necessary postoperative rest”.

Pope Francis, 86, underwent an three hour operation in a hospital in Rome to undergo a hernia operation that had a risk of intestinal obstruction. An intervention that doctors have confirmed has been successful and will not cause the pontiff to have limitations on his travels and other activities once he recovers.

Doctor Sergio Alfieri, the chief surgeon who operated on him, explained that Pope Francis had reacted well to general anesthesia and that he hopes that the pontiff will only have to be hospitalized between five and seven days.

Despite the success of the operation, the doctor has indicated that the pontiff must remain under observation because he is an 86-year-old person who has recently had bronchitis. “We will take all the necessary precautions,” she assured.

Pope Francis has two trips planned this summer, appointments that Sergi Alfieri has indicated that he believes he will not have to cancel, as long as the recovery goes as expected.

For its part, the Vatican has reported that the Pope’s private and general audiences have been canceled.s until June 18 As a precautionary measure.

This is the third hospitalization of Pope Francis since the cardinals elected the Argentine in 2013 as the first Latin American pontiff.