Houston Methodist thoracic surgeon Dr. Min Kim and medical oncologist Dr. Preethi Prasad answer some common questions surrounding Pope Leo's cancer diagnosis.

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 ...

Thoracic surgeon Diego González Rivas, based in A Coruña, Spain, developed the Uniportal VATS technique, a minimally invasive procedure using a single incision, which was used in the pontiff's surgery.

Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall survival rate, according to a meta-analysis presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC ...

Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall survival rate, according to a meta-analysis presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC ...

According to reports, it will be the team led by Stefano Margaritora who will operate on Pope Leo XIV following the diagnosis of a lung nodule. Margaritora, an expert thoracic surgeon