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Pope Leo underwent surgery for lung adenocarcinoma, a type of malignant lung tumor, at the Policlinico Gemelli in Rome, one of Italy's main university hospitals.
Seven doctors in total, two of which are women: this is the team of experts who at the Gemelli Polyclinic first sedated and then operated on Pope Leo for over an hour and a half for a lung adenocarcinoma. The operation was led by Professor Stefano Margaritora, director of thoracic surgery at the hospital and expert in minimally invasive and robotic techniques with over 400 publications in international scientific journals.
Margaritora was assisted by three doctors from the department of Neuroscience, sense organs and chest of the complex thoracic surgery operational unit: professor Elisa Meacci, doctor Maria Teresa Congedo and doctor Leonardo Petracca Ciavarella (rpt Ciavarella).
Alongside them is the anesthetic team, led by Professor Massimo Antonelli, director of the Department of Emergency, Anesthesiological and Resuscitation Sciences and director of the complex operational unit of Anesthesia, Resuscitation, Intensive Care and Clinical Toxicology. Together with him, in the operating room for about three hours, were Dr. Giovanni Punto and Dr. Giuseppe Bello, two other doctors from the Anesthesia and Resuscitation Unit.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Holy See will release an official medical bulletin on Pope Leo's health conditions in the next few days.
Very likely · Within days
Pope Leo will have to observe a period of rest and convalescence before fully resuming his public commitments.
Very likely · Within weeks

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