A risky but often lifesaving surgery that removes damaged parts of the small intestine can leave patients facing a new threat ...

Pope Francis is going to the hospital for abdominal surgery Wednesday to treat an intestinal blockage, two years after he had 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed because of an inflammation ...

The 5-year recurrence rates, incidence of incisional hernias, and quality-of-life outcomes did not differ significantly ...

Rome — Pope Francis underwent intestinal surgery Wednesday, two years after he had 13 inches of his colon removed because of an inflammation and narrowing of the large intestine. The procedure ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican says Pope Francis has “reacted well” to planned intestinal surgery Sunday evening at a Rome hospital. In a statement late Sunday, a Holy See spokesman says the 84-year-old ...

The pope, 86, is skipping the ceremony under doctors’ advice, following his three-hour intestinal surgery on Wednesday Franco Origlia / Getty Images Pope Francis will not be leading Sunday’s blessing ...

Alex Lyons has Ulcerative Colitis one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease.

Pope Francis went to the hospital on Wednesday for surgery on his intestine, two years after he had 13 inches of his colon removed because of an inflammation and narrowing of the large intestine. The ...

A Kazakh patient facing life-threatening complications after a failed intestinal cancer surgery in his home country finds ...

ROME — Pope Francis was admitted to the hospital for intestinal surgery Wednesday, the latest malady to befall the 86-year-old pontiff who had part of his colon removed two years ago. Francis was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was admitted to the ...