A year after his bowel operation, François denied the rumor of cancer.
Dr. Didier Loiseau, specialist in diseases of the digestive system, gives his opinion on this pathology for which the pope was operated on, diverticulosis.
LE FIGARO.
- What is this disease?
Dr Didier LOISEAU.
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This is a complication of colonic diverticulosis.
These are appendages that form along the large intestine.
It is an acquired disease, not congenital.
Its frequency increases after the age of 50.
Its main complication is infectious, diverticulitis.
It is to a diverticulum what appendicitis is to an appendix.
The main danger is the formation of an abscess with the risk of peritonitis.
How serious is this operation?
It is a serious intervention because part of the colon is removed, "
33 cm
", the pope tells us in an interview, on about 1.5 m of colon.
When performed "cold", it is less complicated than performed in an emergency.
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