Pope Francis awoke Thursday after a good first night in the hospital following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, problems that developed following previous surgeries.“The night went well,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement early Thursday, adding further updates would be released later.Dr. Sergio Alfieri, director of abdominal and endocrine sciences at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, said Wednesday's operation was successful and there were no complications or other pathologies discovered.Alfieri, who also removed part of Francis’ colon in 2021, told an evening press conference that the pope was awake, alert and even joking.“When will we do the third one?” he quoted Francis as saying.The pontiff was expected to remain in the 10th floor papal suite at Gemelli for several days, and all papal audiences were canceled through June 18. The Vatican was expected to provide a medical update later Thursday.The operation was scheduled after Francis had complained about increasing bouts of pain and intestinal blockages. After going to Gemelli on Tuesday for checks, Francis was admitted Wednesday following his general audience and underwent the procedure a short time later.The surgery was likely scheduled now to give Francis plenty of time to recover before embarking on planned travel later this summer to Portugal and Mongolia.
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