Pope Leo XIV underwent a procedure at the Gemelli Polyclinic for the removal of a lung nodule, a lobectomy. This operation typically lasts between 2 and 3 hours and, in the absence

After surgery on Tuesday to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, Pope Leo, 71, was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. The Vatican confirmed the diagnosis during the procedure, noting the cancer had been suspected during preoperative screening.

For patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), lung resections, including lobectomy and segmentectomy, are associated with improved long-term survival compared with wedge resection, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of ...

A new meta-analysis provided high-quality evidence demonstrating that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) significantly reduces the risk for death by 21% compared with open lobectomy in patients with early-stage lung cancer. Jacie Jiaqi Law, MD, of ...