This article summarizes the surgical treatment of Pope Leo XIV, who was recently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. Surgeons performed a uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. The surgery team reported the operation took only 90 minutes and went smoothly, with no complications.
The surgery was performed at Gemelli Hospital in Rome led by Professor Stefano Margaritora and assisted by Professor Elisa Meacci, Dr. Maria Teresa Congedo, and Dr. Leonardo Petracca Ciavarella. Margaritora is chief thoracic surgeon at Gemelli Hospital. The anesthesia team included Professor Massimo Antonelli, Dr. Giovanni Punzo, and Dr. Giuseppe Bello.
